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territoriality
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ter·ri·to·ri·al·i·ty  (tr-tôr-l-t, -tr-)
n. pl. ter·ri·to·ri·al·i·ties
1. The status of a territory.
2. A behavior pattern in animals consisting of the occupation and defense of a territory.
territoriality [ˌtɛrɪˌtɔːrɪˈælɪtɪ]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the state or rank of being a territory
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the behaviour shown by an animal when establishing and defending its territory
territoriality  (tr-tôr-l-t)
A behavior pattern in animals consisting of the occupation and defense of a territory.
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Noun1.territoriality - the behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory
behaviour, behavior - (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
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territoriality [ˌterɪˌtɔːrɪˈælɪtɪ] N → territorialidad f
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And I think some of those territorialities of the profession, where I, say, have no responsibility for literacy training, are going to have to be taken up squarely as we merge our efforts with an effort like the one here for the National Center for Literacy Research that Dan Wagner of Penn is running.
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