Territoriality

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The status of a territory.
  • n. A behavior pattern in animals consisting of the occupation and defense of a territory.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The fact or legal status of being a territory.
  • n. The pattern of behaviour in animals that defines and defends a territory.
  • n. A pattern of human behaviour characterised by defence of a particular territory or area of interest.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a pattern of behavior characterized by the marking and defense of a home territory, exhibited by certain male animals.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Possession and control of territory.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory
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    behavior    behaviour   
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