verb (used without object)
- (of a mating couple) to form and maintain a pair bond.
noun
- pair bond.
noun Animal Behavior.
- a partnership between a mating couple that lasts through one season, serving primarily in the cooperative rearing of young.
- the couple that forms such a partnership.
noun
- the exclusive relationship formed between a male and a female, esp in some species of animals and birds during courtship and breeding
n.
- The temporary or permanent association formed between a female and male animal during courtship and mating.