traumatic insemination

noun

A method of insemination in some invertebrates, whereby the male stabs the body of the female in random locations to inject the sperm, thereby causing trauma to the female.

Similar
hypodermic insemination
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Meanings

nountraumatic insemination (usually uncountable, plural traumatic inseminations)

plural traumatic inseminations

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyA method of insemination in some invertebrates, whereby the male stabs the body of the female in random locations to inject the sperm, thereby causing trauma to the female.

    Synonyms: hypodermic insemination

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA method of insemination in some invertebrates, whereby the male stabs the body of the female in random locations to inject the sperm, thereby causing trauma to the female.

Similar
hypodermic insemination

Origin

From traumatic + insemination, because of the traumatic injury to the female.

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traumatic insemination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traumatic%20insemination

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “traumatic insemination,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traumatic%20insemination.

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