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A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.

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oxus taxus nexus lexus buxus flexus fluxus crixus plexus connexus amphioxus complexus subplexus paraflexus metaflexus hypoflexus mesoflexus ectoflexus parasitaxus austrotaxus
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