autocopulation

noun

autocopulation

noun

Etymology From auto- + copulation.

1

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Sexual intercourse with oneself.

In some instances snails kept in solitary culture were observed attempting what appeared to be autocopulation, […]1946, The American Midland Naturalist, volume 36, page 480:

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