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zoochosis

zoochosis noun: abnormal animal behaviour caused by time in captivity.

Noun

zoochosis (uncountable)

  1. Abnormal animal behaviour caused by time in captivity.

Origin of zoochosis

Blend of zoo- + psychosis.

Questions about zoochosis

What does zoochosis mean?
Zoochosis means abnormal animal behaviour caused by time in captivity.
What part of speech is zoochosis?
Zoochosis is a noun.

Words near zoochosis in the dictionary

  1. zoochorial
  2. zoochoric
  3. zoochorous
  4. zoochorously
  5. zoochory
  6. zoochosis
  7. zoochotic
  8. zoochrome
  9. zoochromes
  10. zoocidal
  11. zoocide

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