penis fencing

noun

A mating behaviour in many species of flatworm, such as Pseudobiceros hancockanus, in which each creature attempts to pierce the other's epidermis with an extendable stylet and thus inseminate it.

Meanings

nounpenis fencing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA mating behaviour in many species of flatworm, such as Pseudobiceros hancockanus, in which each creature attempts to pierce the other's epidermis with an extendable stylet and thus inseminate it.
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