Definitions for territoriality

territoriality ter·ri·to·ri·al·i·ty

Spelling: [ter-i-tawr-ee-al-i-tee, -tohr-]
IPA: /ˌtɛr ɪˌtɔr iˈæl ɪ ti, -ˌtoʊr-/

Territoriality is a 14 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 517 anagrams from letters in territoriality (aeiiilorrrttty).

Definitions for territoriality

noun

  1. territorial quality, condition, or status.
  2. the behavior of an animal in defining and defending its territory.
  3. attachment to or protection of a territory or domain.

Origin of territoriality

First recorded in 1890-95; territorial + -ity

Examples for territoriality

territoriality involves, primarily, defense of the house itself.

territoriality and mutual exclusiveness of adults and even of young seems to be implied.

There was no indication that territoriality or social hierarchy existed in the population studied.

The question of the territoriality of vessels is ably discussed by Hall, 76-79.

Numbers, breeding schedule, and territoriality in Pectoral Sandpipers of northern Alaska.

territoriality in the usual sense is lacking in the five-lined skink, and could scarcely exist in an animal of its habits.

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