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- male birds engage in amorous behavior—nest-building, singing, showing off their finery—in order to attract females
Synonyms for amorous
- amatory,
- aphrodisiac
- (also aphrodisiacal),
- erogenous,
- erotic
- (also erotical),
- erotogenic,
- sexy,
- steamy
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“Amorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amorous. Accessed 27 May. 2022.
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