Vocabulary Practice: Remember OSCULATE?

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This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website April 22, 2013.

Let’s do a practice round!

Osculate means:

A) To kiss
B) To turn in circles
C) To trip and fall
D) To tell silly jokes

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Shall We OSCULATE on the Cheek?

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We all know that humans osculate (see definition below) to show affection or sometimes to simply greet one another.

But plenty of animals, including chimpanzees, sea lions, horses, bears and cows, also show kissing-like behavior.

In the animal kingdom, “kissing” often consists of nuzzling or licking a companion’s face. It [Read more…]