单词 | pair-bonding |
释义 | pair-bondingn. The formation of a pair-bond; the patterns of behaviour that establish a pair-bond. Cf. pair-formation n. at pair n.1 Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > mating > formation of relationship during pair-bonding1961 1961 T. H. Hamilton in Amer. Naturalist 95 121 In the following discussion, the term ‘pair-bonding behavior’ is used to denote displays associated with both the formation and the maintenance of the pair-bond. 1967 D. Morris Naked Ape ii. 62 The pair-bonding mechanism in our species [sc. Homo sapiens], although very powerful, is far from perfect. 1991 Bird Watching June 8/2 Pair-bonding in duck species may..commence up to five months before copulation actually takes place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1961 |
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