consummatory behavior
noun Ethology.
a behavior pattern that occurs in response to a stimulus and that achieves the satisfaction of a specific drive, as the eating of captured prey by a hungry predator (distinguished from appetitive behavior).
Nearby words
consumerist, consumerize, consuming, consummate, consummation, consummatory behavior, consummatory behaviour, consumption, consumption coagulopathy, consumption goods, consumption tax
Origin of consummatory behavior
First recorded in 1905–10
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