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源自拉丁语 'territorium'(领土)加上后缀 '-ality',首次记录于19世纪中期。
❶ 指动物或人类对特定区域的占有和防卫行为,表现为不愿其他个体侵入自己的领地范围。
“The territoriality of wolves is evident in their marking of boundaries with scent.”
(狼的领地性体现在它们用气味标记边界的行为上。)
“Birds often exhibit territoriality during mating season to protect their nests.”
(鸟类在繁殖季节常表现出领地性以保护巢穴。)
territoriality behavior — 指动物或人类为维护领地而表现出的特定行为模式,如标记、警告或攻击。
“The cat's territoriality behavior includes spraying and hissing at other cats.”
(这只猫的领地行为包括对其他猫喷尿和发出嘶嘶声。)