Headbobbing

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A stereotypic animal behaviour in which the head bobs up and down. uncountable

    "A distinctive feature of the guinea pig's response to conspecific odors (particularly of the male's response to female urine odors) is a behavior we have called headbobbing."

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"A distinctive feature of the guinea pig's response to conspecific odors (particularly of the male's response to female urine odors) is a behavior we have called headbobbing."

Etymology

From head + bobbing.

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