"previous" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The chemicals kill off older sperms (from any previous mating), up-regulates females' egg-laying rate and reduces her desire to re-mate with another male.
- The bond of a previous mating can be a strong factor despite a queen's captiousness, but you never know.
- The thrusting action which occurs during sexual intercourse manually removes seminal fluid out of the cervix area from a previous mating.
- While the male is pregnant, the female starts a new batch of eggs, which are ready at about the same time that the male gives birth to the young from the previous mating.
- Many are already paired from previous matings; all are usually nesting, courting, mating and laying within a few days of arrival.
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