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hill-topping

hill-topping noun: a reproductive behaviour of butterflies and certain other insect species in which individuals congregate on hill tops in order to find partners and mate.

Noun

hill-topping (uncountable)

  1. A reproductive behaviour of butterflies and certain other insect species in which individuals congregate on hill tops in order to find partners and mate.
  2. The setting up of a temporary amateur radio station on a hill top.
  3. The act of watching a fox hunt from a hill top rather than taking part in the chase, or of following the hunt by moving from one high vantage point to another.

Forms of hill-topping

alternative formhilltopping

Questions about hill-topping

What does hill-topping mean?
Hill-topping means a reproductive behaviour of butterflies and certain other insect species in which individuals congregate on hill tops in order to find partners and mate.
What part of speech is hill-topping?
Hill-topping is a noun.

Words near hill-topping in the dictionary

  1. Hill-Robertson effects
  2. hill-side
  3. hill-sides
  4. hill-station
  5. hill-stations
  6. hill-topping
  7. hill-tribe
  8. hill-tribes
  9. hill-troll
  10. hill-trolls
  11. Hillard

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