precourtship

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adjective

Before courtship.

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Meanings

adjectiveprecourtship (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyBefore courtship.
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    From a behavioral point of view, the life of this butterfly could be divided into four stages: the precourtship adult stage (from the 1st to the 8th days after emergence), the nectar-feeding stage, which promotes egg development (from the 2nd to the 16th days), courtship and mating (from the 6th to the 13th days), and oviposition (from the 7th to the 15th days).

    2015 June 22, Chengzhe Li et al., “Adult Behavior of Tirumala limniace (Lepidoptera: Danaidae)”, in Journal of Insect Science, volume 15, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + courtship.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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