Headbobbing
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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