internal fertilization

noun

Fertilization achieved via copulation, primarily in mammals.

Meanings

nouninternal fertilization (countable and uncountable, plural internal fertilizations)

plural internal fertilizations

  1. countableuncountablebiologyFertilization achieved via copulation, primarily in mammals.
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