characteristics
Americannoun
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Characteristics of nesting sites are crucial to the future of the population.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
Characteristics of the dragon, according to Lau, include creativity, power and charisma.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024
Characteristics "emerge" from the collective behavior of the whole system, not from the behavior of its individual components.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2023
Characteristics including size and shape can influence a river's behaviour, which in turn affects how far in advance flood warnings can be issued.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2023
Captain Brown in his "Habits and Characteristics of Animals and Birds" gives the following illustration of the docility and sagacity of the chimpanzee.
From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various
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