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stink fighting

stink fighting noun: an aggressive behaviour among male lemurs in which the animal impregnates its tail with strong-smelling secretions from the antebrachial and brachial glands and waves it at rivals.

Noun

stink fighting (uncountable)

  1. An aggressive behaviour among male lemurs in which the animal impregnates its tail with strong-smelling secretions from the antebrachial and brachial glands and waves it at rivals.

Questions about stink fighting

What does stink fighting mean?
Stink fighting means an aggressive behaviour among male lemurs in which the animal impregnates its tail with strong-smelling secretions from the antebrachial and brachial glands and waves it at rivals.
What part of speech is stink fighting?
Stink fighting is a noun.

Words near stink fighting in the dictionary

  1. stink eggs
  2. stink eye
  3. stink eyes
  4. Stink Face
  5. Stink Faces
  6. stink fighting
  7. stink head
  8. stink heads
  9. stink like a mackerel
  10. stink like a mackerel in the moonlight
  11. stink like a mackerel in the sun

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