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PRONUNCIATION OF COURTSHIP DISPLAY

courtship display  [ˈkɔːtʃɪp dɪˈspleɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COURTSHIP DISPLAY

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Courtship display is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COURTSHIP DISPLAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

courtship display

Courtship display

Courtship display is a special, sometimes ritualised, set of behaviours which some animals perform as part of courtship. Courtship behaviours can include special calls, postures, and movements, and may involve special plumage, bright colours or other ornamentation. A good example is the 'dancing' done by male birds of paradise. Such behaviour has multiple purposes, but the first and foremost is to identify the species of the animal performing the display, and hence to prevent biologically wasteful matings between different species. For example, each of the British tit species displays a characteristic that distinguishes them from the others: the great tit swells its chest to show off its black stripe, the crested tit raises its crest, the bearded tit puffs out its black cheeks.

Definition of courtship display in the English dictionary

The definition of courtship display in the dictionary is behaviour that is aimed at attracting a mate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COURTSHIP DISPLAY


airplay
ˈɛəˌpleɪ
cosplay
ˈkɒsˌpleɪ
display
dɪˈspleɪ
foreplay
ˈfɔːˌpleɪ
gameplay
ˈɡeɪmˌpleɪ
gunplay
ˈɡʌnˌpleɪ
horseplay
ˈhɔːsˌpleɪ
interplay
ˈɪntəˌpleɪ
outplay
aʊtˈpleɪ
overplay
ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ
play
pleɪ
play-by-play
ˈpleɪbaɪˈpleɪ
plug-and-play
ˌplʌɡənˈpleɪ
redisplay
ˌriːdɪˈspleɪ
replay
ˈriːˌpleɪ
role-play
ˈrəʊlpleɪ
screenplay
ˈskriːnˌpleɪ
splay
spleɪ
stroke-play
ˈstrəʊkˌpleɪ
wordplay
ˈwɜːdˌpleɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COURTSHIP DISPLAY

courthouse
courtier
courtierism
courtierlike
courtierly
courting couple
courtlet
courtlier
courtliest
courtlike
courtliness
courtling
courtly
courtly love
Courtrai
courtroom
courts martial
courtship
courtside
courtyard

WORDS THAT END LIKE COURTSHIP DISPLAY

air display
by-play
caller display
child´s play
fair play
firework display
graphic display
head-up display
LED display
liquid-crystal display
misplay
pay-and-display
plug and play
power play
screen display
seven-segment display
single-line display
three-act play
triple play
window display

Synonyms and antonyms of courtship display in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «courtship display» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COURTSHIP DISPLAY

Find out the translation of courtship display to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

求偶炫耀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exhibición del cortejo
570 millions of speakers

English

courtship display
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रेमालाप प्रदर्शन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عرض الخطوبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Токовые
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exposição do corte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রীতির প্রদর্শনী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parade nuptiale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paparan pacaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Balz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

求愛行動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구애 의 표시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tampilan pacaran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

màn tán tỉnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீதிமன்றம் காட்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रियाराधन प्रदर्शन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kur yap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corteggiamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaloty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

струмові
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afișaj curte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ερωτοτροπία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pronk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppvaktning display
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frieri skjerm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of courtship display

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COURTSHIP DISPLAY»

The term «courtship display» is normally little used and occupies the 128.403 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COURTSHIP DISPLAY» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COURTSHIP DISPLAY»

Discover the use of courtship display in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to courtship display and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Courtship: A Zoological Study
Hence it is a legitimate evolutionary explanation of a male's courtship display to say that it enhances his prospects of obtaining a mate without in any way diminishing his chances of survival. An explanation in terms of mechanism relates to ...
Margaret Bastock, 1967
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The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians
8.6C sexual dimorphism in limb morphology, 392 Triturus (continued) mate searching behavior, 440 marmoratus cat-buckle courtship display,. Threskiornis aethiopicus (sacred ibis) predation on frogs, 673 Thryothorus ludovicianus ( Carolina ...
Kentwood D. Wells, 2010
3
The Origins of Music
Darwin's idea that most birdsong functions as a courtship display to attract sexual mates is fully supported by biological research (e.g., Catchpole and Slater 1995). but his idea that human music evolved to serve the same function has been ...
Nils Lennart Wallin, Björn Merker, Steven Brown, 2001
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Mating Intelligence: Sex, Relationships, and the Mind's ...
In terms of the two general classes of MI constructs included in our model, for instance, males and females have been found to differ in the quality and quantity of different courtship display behaviors (e.g., humor; see Kaufman et al., this ...
Glenn Geher, Geoffrey Miller, 2012
5
Ecology and Management of the Mourning Dove
This behavioral sequence always is directed at another bird; it was considered by Jackson and Baskett to be a normal part of the male dove's courtship display. Jackson and Baskett (1964) observed males using the charge and coo component ...
Thomas S. Baskett, 1993
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Coordinated Courtship Display in the Pigeon, Columba Livia: ...
The experiments presented in this thesis use the mutual courtship display of the pigeon, Columba livia, as an animal model for studying the visual perception of interactive social signals.
Emma Lela Ramey Ware, 2006
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Chemical Communication in Crustaceans
The term “courtship display” has a broader meaning, since it includes standing high on legs, spreading chelae, holding paddles up over the carapace, and performing courtship stationary paddling. Inaccessibility in the natural environment ...
Thomas Breithaupt, Martin Thiel, 2010
8
Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates
... dances, wing and tail movements, plumage coloration displays, and nonvocal sounds (reviewed in Montgomerie & Doucet, 2007). Not every courtship display results in copulation, but most copulations are preceded by a courtship display ...
David O. Norris, Kristin H. Lopez, 2010
9
Ostrich Production Systems
Courtship display in the ostrich is both complex and intriguing. A female ready for mating will approach a male with her head down low, her wings partly spread and the tips gently vibrating (Figure 35). The male responds by lowering his wings ...
M. M. Shanawany, John Dingle, 1999
10
Issues in Ecosystem Ecology: 2011 Edition
broaden understanding of life science Investigators publish new data in the report 'Male health status, signalled by courtship display, reveals ejaculate quality and hatching success in a lekking species.' According to recent research from Paris, ...
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COURTSHIP DISPLAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term courtship display is used in the context of the following news items.
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Herd responsibility
... body of the departed herd prances around her with the same strutting gait that he uses during the courtship display, tail curled over the rump, ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
2
Bird Lore: Savannah Sparrow
As part of its courtship display, the male will flutter slowly over the grass with its tail raised and its feet dangling. Males may have more than one ... «My Edmonds News, Jul 15»
3
In words and pictures, authors examine family life of birds
... Birds of North America site) and read through the breeding articles, saw, "Oh, that's a display we should include, this is the courtship display. «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
4
Britain's rarest bird of prey nests at Blacktoft Sands
... Montagu's is famed for its spectacular courtship display known as 'skydancing', which involves a series of high speed-dives and somersaults. «Bird Watch, Jun 15»
5
UK's rarest bird of prey nesting at Humber site
Montagu's harriers are elegant and agile birds; the ghostly grey male is famed for its spectacular courtship display known as skydancing, which ... «Scunthorpe Telegraph, Jun 15»
6
Bird Lore: Rhinoceros Auklet
One documented courtship display involves both members of the pair nibbling at each other's bills. This species announces ownership of its ... «My Edmonds News, Jun 15»
7
Take time to appreciate nature
During the trip we planned to study the rare Arctic-alpine flora and watch a Black Grouse Lek (the courtship display of male Black Grouse is ... «Craven Herald, Jun 15»
8
Male peacocks keep eyes low when checking out competition
That is, during the 30 percent or so of time that a female even bothers to look at a male's courtship display amid all the other things going on in ... «Science News, Jun 15»
9
13 ways of looking at a dinosaur
In protoceratops, the males seem to have had a wide frill on their heads, but the females did not, possibly for courtship display. 8 Among ... «Houston Chronicle, Jun 15»
10
Saving the greater sage grouse, the most hotly-debated bird since …
They fan their starburst tails in an elaborate courtship display, resembling .... lookinf like an inflated bagpipe, in the midst of its courtship display. «Mongabay.com, Jun 15»

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