traumatic insemination

English

Etymology

traumatic +‎ insemination From causing traumatic injury to the female by stabbing into its body to to inject sperm.

Noun

traumatic insemination (plural traumatic inseminations)

  1. (biology) 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.

Synonyms
  • hypodermic insemination
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