claiming bite

English

Noun

claiming bite (plural claiming bites)

1. (fiction) In speculative erotica, a bite given by one person to another to form a permanent bond, typically leaving a scar or mark.
   • 2015, Ellis Leigh, Claiming Their Forever, unnumbered page:

     “The neck, the chest, I've heard of men with claiming bites on their ass or thighs.”

   • 2017, Steffanie Holmes, Wedding the Wolf, unnumbered page:

     In the full glow of the moon, I could just make out the dark bruise of my claiming bite on her neck.

   • 2021, Tanya Chris, Omega Revealed, unnumbered page:

     They wore matching wedding bands instead of claiming bites.

Synonyms

• (fiction): claiming mark, mating bite, mating mark