amplect (English, verb)
expansion: amplect (third-person singular simple present amplects, present participle amplecting, simple past and past participle amplected)
Senses:
glosses: To embrace.
tags: archaic
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: To grasp (the mating partner) with front legs, so as to engage in amplexus.
tags: rare
Forms:
form: amplects
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: amplecting
tags: participle
present
form: amplected
tags: participle
past
form: amplected
tags: past