extrapair
English
Alternative forms
- extra-pair
Etymology
extra- + pair
Adjective
extrapair (not comparable)
- (biology) Occurring outside of a stable pairing.
- 2019, Sara Pascoe, Sex Power Money:
- But in a few instances, females were observed in extrapair copulations, after which they'd take a rock or two back to their own nest and the male wouldn't attack.
- 2019, Sara Pascoe, Sex Power Money:
Usage notes
- Used especially to describe mating habits.