courtship display

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noun

a stereotyped pattern of behavior in animals that functions to attract and arouse a prospective mate.

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Origin of courtship display

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby courtship display

Courtrai, court reporter, court roll, courtroom, courtship, courtship display, court shoe, courtside, court tennis, court tomb, Court TV

How to use courtship display in a sentence

Iridescence is more pronounced in male sunbirds than females and is used in courtship displays.
Sunbirds’ dazzling feathers are hot, in both senses of the word|Jake Buehler|August 17, 2021|Science News
The finger-length fishes’ brash, vibrant courtship displays are meant for mates and rivals, and a new study suggests that the slow waxing and waning of ice sheets and glaciers may be partly responsible for such a variety of performances.
Flamboyant fishes evolved an explosion of color as seas rose and fell|Jake Buehler|April 1, 2021|Science News
Video recordings reveal that the males make the calls right at the end of a courtship display and during mating.
A single male lyrebird can mimic the sound of an entire flock|Jake Buehler|February 25, 2021|Science News
These “free” games display ads, often in obnoxious places, in lieu of the entry fee.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Everyone showed lots of skin and courtship perfumed the air.
What Downton’s Fashion Really Means|Katie Baker|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They married on December 19, 2013 after a romantic “Walt Disney” kind of courtship, they both said.
Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen|Sharon Adarlo|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
However, the Republican base will be far less forgiving of Paul for his criticism of police policy and his courtship of Sharpton.
GOP Won’t Forgive Rand for Cop Critique|Lloyd Green|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It seems that the different standard is (based on) the length of the beard and outwardly display of piety,” Hamdani said.
Disco Mullah Blasphemy Row Highlights Pakistan’s Hypocrisy|Shaheen Pasha|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Liking for a single colour is a considerably smaller display of mind than an appreciation of the relation of two colours.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Never before in human experience had such a display of kindly feeling and profound regret been witnessed in similar circumstances.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
There was not one of us who did not consider this meteoric display prophetic.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Many of these pipes are sculptured from the most obdurate stones and display great delicacy of workmanship.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
At this exhibition I found a splendid display of crocidolite, the sight of which well repaid the visit.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones