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fixed action pattern

noun Ethology.

a highly stereotyped pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a particular species.

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Nearby words

  1. fixation point,
  2. fixative,
  3. fixator,
  4. fixator muscle,
  5. fixed,
  6. fixed asset,
  7. fixed assets,
  8. fixed bridge,
  9. fixed capital,
  10. fixed charge

Origin of fixed action pattern

said to be a translation of German Erbkoordination, term used by Konrad Lorenz
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