pre·cop·u·la·to·ry | \ ˌprē-ˈkä-pyə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 
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or pre-copulatory
Definition of precopulatory
: existing or occurring before an act of copulating precopulatory competition among male rats
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The first known use of precopulatory was in 1914
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