pair-bond

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English

Verb

pair-bond (third-person singular simple present pair-bonds, present participle pair-bonding, simple past and past participle pair-bonded)

  1. (intransitive) To form a pair bond.
    • 1996 October 2, Cougar Ridge Vineyards, “grass parakeets”, in rec.pets.birds (Usenet):
      I bought a young splendid grass 'keet last weekend. She is lovely, but there is a serious dearth of information about these little jewels, at least in this neck of the weeds. I'd like to know where they originated, what they eat in the wild, and whether they really pair-bond, or if any guy will do.