courtship ritual

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courtship
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɔːt.ʃɪp/us
/ˈkɔːrt.ʃɪp/
the time when people have a romantic relationship with the intention of ...
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ritual
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/us
/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/
a way of doing something in which the same actions are done in the same way ...
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(Definition ofcourtshipandritualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The illustration depicts acourtshipritualwherein young women have gathered in a raised bamboo building constructed especially for this occasion.
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Breeding takes place when the male does hiscourtshipritual.
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During the free-spawningcourtshipritual, the male swims beside and somewhat behind the female, nudges her with his mouth then remains near her cloaca.
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As part of thiscourtshipritual, male coral trout display their fins' darkened edges, which can be switched on and off almost instantly.
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Thecourtshipritualcan be repeated several times over a couple of hours.
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Lizards who act out thecourtshipritualhave greater fecundity than those kept in isolation, due to the increase in hormones that accompanies the mounting.
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Marriage is preceded by an officialcourtshipritual.
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On the arrival, a female selects a male in an elaboratecourtshipritual.
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The species forms pairs before an elaboratecourtshipritualand spawning, the eggs being released well above the seafloor.
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Thiscourtshipritualinvolves the male lowering their chest to the ground.
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It is believed that thecourtshipritualis similar to that of others in their family.
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After thecourtshipritual, and a vigorous chase, copulation follows with the female completely submerged.
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There is no known specificcourtshipritual; however the male scent spots most likely play a role.
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Terns also use fish as part of thecourtshipritual.
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By means of a complicatedcourtshipritual, a female is enticed into a nest, where she deposits some eggs after being nudged by the male.
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Mating pairs engage in acourtshipritualin which the male grips the female's elytra, with his thorax over the end of her abdomen.
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They scatter eggs among fine-leaved plants as well as directly on to the substrate during a characteristic, side-by-side, shimmyingcourtshipritual.
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