mating mark

Noun

 * 1)  A lasting mark or wound sustained during copulation in certain species.
 * 2) * 2006, Justin C. Ainsworth, "An evaluation of the use of mating marks as an indicator of mating success in male Dungeness crabs", thesis submitted to Humboldt State University, page iii:
 * Dependable indicators of female mating activity have been revealed, but mating activity of males has only been indirectly inferred through examination of so-called “mating marks”, presumably created during the premating embrace between a male and female.
 * 1)  In speculative erotica, a scar or mark on a person's body signifying their permanent bond to another, typically the result of a bite.
 * 2) * 2019, Tessa Barone, "Just Go Find Yourself a Nice Alpha: Gender and Consent in Supernatural Fandom's Alpha/Beta/Omega Universe", thesis submitted to Oregon State University, page 10:
 * As romance novels often end with a marriage, ABO fics will often end with the mating mark.
 * 1) * 2019, Tessa Barone, "Just Go Find Yourself a Nice Alpha: Gender and Consent in Supernatural Fandom's Alpha/Beta/Omega Universe", thesis submitted to Oregon State University, page 10:
 * As romance novels often end with a marriage, ABO fics will often end with the mating mark.
 * As romance novels often end with a marriage, ABO fics will often end with the mating mark.

Synonyms

 * claiming bite, claiming mark, mating bite