pair-bond

verb

To form a pair bond.

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Meanings

verbpair-bond (third-person singular simple present pair-bonds, present participle pair-bonding, simple past and past participle pair-bonded)

present singular third person pair-bonds · participle present pair-bonding · participle past pair-bonded · past pair-bonded

  1. intransitiveTo form a pair bond.

    I bought a young splendid grass 'keet last weekend. She is lovely, but there is a serious dearth of information about these little jewels, at least in this neck of the weeds. I'd like to know where they originated, what they eat in the wild, and whether they really pair-bond, or if any guy will do.

    1996 October 2, Cougar Ridge Vineyards, “grass parakeets”, in rec.pets.birds (Usenet)
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APA

pair-bond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pair-bond

MLA

“pair-bond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pair-bond. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pair-bond,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pair-bond.

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