
tr.v., -mat·ed, -mat·ing, -mates.
To mate or match unsuitably.
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
mismating |
Female mated to the wrong male, often by failure of restraint of one or the other. The emphasis in most cases is to ensure that the mating does not proceed to conception or to parturition. Called also mésalliance, misalliance.
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