animal group
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2.0
- noun
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grupo animal
- There are many fascinating animal groups, including schools of fish and herds of elephants.
- other animal groups
- major animal groups
- animal groups living today
Though much remains unknown, some researchers suspect that parasitoid Wasps are among the most diverse animal groups.
- Though much remains unknown, some researchers suspect that parasitoid Wasps are among the most diverse animal groups.
- And the second book, Metazoa, it treats most, most animal groups, doesn't have tons on birds, but it has quite a lot on fish and other vertebrates.
- I think that actually animal groups as in general have a field linking the members together.
Examples
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Despite a growing interest in animal group decision-making (Conradt and Roper 2005), there are still few field studies that investigate how long-lived animals that live in heterogeneous groups make group decisions.
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I think that actually animal groups as in general have a field linking the members together.
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One needed to attend a few classes and show an interest in studying at least one animal group to become a full-time member.
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Chameleons is the first popular authoritative guide to this extraordinary animal group.
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Fission-fusion behavior is the temporary splitting and reformation of animal groups.
Academic text (2008) -
Millennia-old anthropological evidence suggests there was a tendency in human groups, as well as nonhuman animal groups, for social status and rank to be associated with physical stature.
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Some animal groups, such as wolves and lions, exhibit complex social behaviors.
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Ecologists study how different animal groups interact with their environments.
Synonyms
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1.0
A number of people or things seen as one unit
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2.7
People or things that form one unit
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9.1
A group of living things that scientists put together, like a species or family
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7.0
A set of living things that are put together because they are related, for example lions and tigers
A group of plants or animals put together because they share traits
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'animal' (a living organism) with 'group' (several items seen as a unit); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer 'a number of animals considered together'. This compositional pattern (’X group’ = group of X) is cross-linguistically common and follows standard noun + noun grouping patterns, so it is immediately comprehensible without prior exposure.
Etymology
Animal group comes from the simple idea of animal and group, a picture of animals gathered together like a herd or flock and treated as one 'unit'. So it means 'a number of animals seen or treated together'.