amplection

noun2

1. •
   (old-fashioned) A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs; amplexus.

   • The mating amplexion in this species is axillary, as described for other species of the Bufonidae. — 1927
2. •
   (no longer used, rare) An embrace.

   • Yet such are the Authors whom M.N. followeth and adoreth, witness his wise amplexion of Helmont's Archoeus […]. — 1665