Meanings
adjectiveextrapair (not comparable)
alternative extra-pair
- not comparablebiologyOccurring outside of a stable pairing.
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.
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Origin
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APA
extrapair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrapair
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“extrapair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrapair. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extrapair,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrapair.
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