animal behavior: Meaning and Definition of

an'imal behav'ior

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. behavior (def. 2).
  2. a branch of biology that deals with the behavior of animals, encompassing such fields as ethology, comparative psychology, behavioral ecology, and sociobiology.
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