| 单词 | satellite male |
| 释义 | > as lemmassatellite male satellite male n. Zoology (in a community of animals) a subordinate male that imitates the appearance or behaviour of a female in order to deceive the dominant or territorial male and gain opportunities to breed; (formerly also) a male that lives on the periphery of a territory. ΚΠ 1964 CSIRO Wildlife Res. 9 142 It was a common occurrence each night to observe the active satellite male and the dominant male from the [rabbit] warren running along a line around the warren. 1964 Arch. Néederlandaises de Zoologie 16 155 Satellite-males [sc. ruffs] do not possess a residence on the lek. A satellite-male makes use of the residences of the resident-males and stays together with a resident-male on his residence. 1983 A. Arak in P. Bateson Mate Choice viii. 188 Small males [sc. bullfrogs] sit near the territorial male to intercept females attracted to the caller. Such satellite males do not call. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 July 5/3 Satellite males are conventionally thought to be ‘female mimics’. < as lemmas |
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