# die Paarung

die Paarung is a German noun meaning “mating”. Forms: der Paarung, die Paarungen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Paarung
- Plural: die Paarungen

## In other languages

- Русский: соединение парами, сочетание

## Meanings

1. mating, pairing

## Examples

- Oktopusmännchen sterben wenige Monate nach der Paarung. — Male octopuses die a few months after mating.
- Nach vollzogener Paarung verschlingt die Gottesanbeterin das Männchen für gewöhnlich. — After realizing copulation, the female praying mantis usually devours the male.

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