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territoriˈality
[f. as prec. + -ity.]
1. Territorial quality, condition, position, or status.
1894E. P. Evans in Pop. Sc. Monthly XLIV. 305 The consciousness of what might be called common territoriality tends..to bind together. 1906Daily Chron. 17 Nov. 4/4 Lord Rosebery urged that territoriality was of the essence of good recruiting. 1907Sat. Rev. 10 Aug. 163/2 Times have changed, and ability, common-sense and general knowledge must be added to territoriality.
2. Zool. A pattern of behaviour in which an animal or a group of animals defends an area against others of the same species. Cf. territorialism.
1941M. M. Nice in Amer. Midland Naturalist XXVI. 441 (title) The role of territoriality in bird life. 1943Jrnl. Mammalogy XXIV. 346 The more we study the detailed behavior of animals, the larger is the list of kinds known to display some sort of territoriality. 1955Sci. Amer. Oct. 92/3 No room was left for doubting..the territoriality of the owls. 1979Nature 20–27 Dec. 885/1 Territoriality seems to be rare in bees and wasps, with the exception perhaps of males and their mate search behaviour. |