mating season

collocation in English

meaningsofmateandseason

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mate
noun[C]
uk
/meɪt/us
/meɪt/
an animal's ...
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season
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsiː.zən/us
/ˈsiː.zən/
one of the four periods of the year; spring, summer, autumn, ...
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(Definition ofmateandseasonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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During thematingseasonthe falcated ducks form monogamous pairs that last throughout thematingseason.
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Living things have external references to each other : the flower to the insect, the colour red to being poisonous to eat, antlers to thematingseason.
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Males become more active duringmatingseason.
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Thematingseasonis in late spring.
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Thematingseasonoccurs in the fall.
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Matingseasonis in rainy season.
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They are solitary and only meet during thematingseason.
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These bouts are typically observed just before thematingseason.
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Duringmatingseason, the males often become dark brown.
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They may also be more competitive duringmatingseason.
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Pichis are solitary outside of thematingseason.
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Oftentimes they migrate before or right after amatingseason.
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The lizards switch off this role eachmatingseason.
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Usually solitary, they may form groups during thematingseason.
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Males also move around singly except duringmatingseason.
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Duringmatingseason, the males mate with several females.
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During amatingseasonan echidna may switch between lines.
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The gophers exhibit asocial behaviors except during thematingseason.
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Matingseasoncomes in early spring, often after heavy rainfalls.
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During thematingseason, females have enlarged abdomens.
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In thematingseason, it has an obvious double crest.
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Fully grown males inmatingseasonexhibit frenetic behaviour.
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Elevated testosterone levels duringmatingseasonmean that bulls may attack anything duringmatingseason, including humans, wolves, elk, and bear.
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Average body mass, while relatively equal duringmatingseason, becomes smaller for males in the duration of time excludingmatingseason.
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Females are able to produce several clutches during onematingseason.
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