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nuptial flight (s) (noun), nuptial flights (pl)
The mating flight of many insects; such as, ants and gnats, during which conspicuous swarming may occur.
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nuptial flight (s) (noun), nuptial flights (pl)
The mating flight of the winged queens and males: Nuptial flights are known to take place among sexually mature ants when they leave their parent nests and swarm around and mate.
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