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philopatry

philopatry noun: the tendency of an animal to return to, or stay in, its home area or birthplace.

Noun

philopatry (uncountable)

  1. (ethology) The tendency of an animal to return to, or stay in, its home area or birthplace.

Questions about philopatry

What does philopatry mean?
Philopatry means the tendency of an animal to return to, or stay in, its home area or birthplace.
What part of speech is philopatry?
Philopatry is a noun.

Words near philopatry in the dictionary

  1. Philonism
  2. Philonist
  3. Philonists
  4. philonium
  5. philopatric
  6. philopatry
  7. philopedia
  8. philopena
  9. philopenas
  10. philophobe
  11. philophobes

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