autocopulation

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noun

Sexual intercourse with oneself.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounautocopulation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologySexual intercourse with oneself.

    In some instances snails kept in solitary culture were observed attempting what appeared to be autocopulation, […]

    1946, The American Midland Naturalist, volume 36, page 480

Origin

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APA

autocopulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocopulation

MLA

“autocopulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocopulation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autocopulation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocopulation.

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