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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMING INSTINCT

homing instinct  [ˈhəʊmɪŋ ˈɪnstɪŋkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMING INSTINCT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homing instinct is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOMING INSTINCT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

homing instinct

Homing (biology)

Homing is the inherent ability of an animal to navigate towards an original location through unfamiliar areas. This location may be either a home territory, or a breeding spot.

Definition of homing instinct in the English dictionary

The definition of homing instinct in the dictionary is an instinct that enables an animal to return home after travelling great distances.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMING INSTINCT


cinct
sɪŋkt
discinct
dɪˈsɪŋkt
distinct
dɪˈstɪŋkt
extinct
ɪkˈstɪŋkt
indistinct
ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt
instinct
ˈɪnstɪŋkt
overinked
ˌəʊvərˈɪŋkt
precinct
ˈpriːsɪŋkt
procinct
prəʊˈsɪŋkt
sexlinked
ˈsɛksˌlɪŋkt
succinct
səkˈsɪŋkt
tinct
tɪŋkt
unextinct
ˌʌnɪkˈstɪŋkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMING INSTINCT

homiletic
homiletical
homiletically
homiletics
homilies
homilist
homily
hominess
homing
homing device
homing guidance
homing pigeon
hominid
hominine
hominisation
hominization
hominize
hominoid
hominy
hominy grits

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMING INSTINCT

conjunct
defunct
depeinct
disjunct
expunct
gut instinct
herd instinct
injunct
killer instinct
life instinct
maternal instinct
pedestrian precinct
sacrosanct
shopping precinct
survival instinct
voting precinct

Synonyms and antonyms of homing instinct in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «homing instinct» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMING INSTINCT

Find out the translation of homing instinct to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of homing instinct from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «homing instinct» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

归巢的本能
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

querencia
570 millions of speakers

English

homing instinct
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घर वापस आना वृत्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صاروخ موجه غريزة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самонаведения инстинкт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homing instinto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হোমিং প্রবৃত্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homing instinct
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Naluri homing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Homing Instinkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

帰巣本能
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원점 복귀 본능
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Insting homing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bản năng dẫn đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய இன்பம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Homing अंतःप्रेरणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dolaşım içgüdüleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

homing istinto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naprowadzające instynkt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самонаведення інстинкт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

homing instinct
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλιννόστησης ένστικτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

homing instink
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

homing instinkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

homing instinkt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homing instinct

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMING INSTINCT»

The term «homing instinct» is normally little used and occupies the 135.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMING INSTINCT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homing instinct

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMING INSTINCT»

Discover the use of homing instinct in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homing instinct and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Homing Instinct: Using Your Lifestyle to Design and Build ...
Demystifies the process of home planning, design, and construction and explains each stage in the creation of a house, including framing, roofing, window installation, and electricity
John Connell, 1998
2
Homing Instinct
Carrie meanwhile is desperate to reinvent herself from housewife to svelte career woman. Because this is what today's women do, don't they? They're smart, successful, glamorous wives and perfect part-time mothers.
Diana Appleyard, 2010
3
Penelope's Man: The Homing Instinct 1927
1927. The reader will recognize the author's debt for some of these fancies to Hesiod, to the Greek dramatists, to the Argonautica of Apollonius Rhodius, and to familiar modern works of interpretation and criticism, such as "Studies in the ...
John Erskine, 2003
4
Reading Comprehension, Grade 3
Comprehension: Birds' Homing Instinct What is instinct (in-stinkt)? Instinct is knowing how to do something without being told how. Animals have instincts. Birds have an amazing instinct. It is called the homing instinct. The homing instinct is ...
American Education Publishing, 2012
5
Love Is a Choice: The Definitive Book on Letting Go of ...
the homing instinct In 1960 Sheila Burnford gave us the classic animal tale The Incredible Journey. Although the story is fictional, it was based on anecdotal tales of actual incidents. Two dogs and a cat, boarding out while their family is on an ...
Robert Hemfelt, 2003
6
The Wild Mammals of Missouri
Gray squirrels exhibit a certain homing instinct; some trapped individuals made their way home in less than 4 weeks after being released 23/4 miles away. Gray squirrels are active all year and do not hibernate. They are busiest during the fall  ...
Charles Walsh Schwartz, Elizabeth Reeder Schwartz, 2001
7
The Homing Instinct: Meaning and Mystery in Animal Migration
Acclaimed scientist and author Bernd Heinrich has returned every year since boyhood to a beloved patch of western Maine woods.
Bernd Heinrich, 2014
8
ADVANCES IN GENETICS
The non-territorial P. ma-niculatus is also the only species of the genus for which there is evidence of a major range expansion in historic times (see Dice, 1931a,- Hooper, 1942; Hamilton, 1950). 6. Homing "Instinct" The tendency for an animal ...
M. Demerec, 1953
9
Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology
Three possible mechanisms were suggested: (1) the mice were sufficiently familiar with the terrain; (2) the mice had some sort of homing instinct, or sense of direction; or (3) the results were due to chance. These possibilities form the basis for ...
‎2007
10
Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on ...
Summer Ranges and Territoriality Closely related to the spacing of hibernating dens, and their repeated use by the same individuals year after year, are questions of the homing instinct, territoriality, and similar factors which have been shown ...
Laurence Monroe Klauber, 1972

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMING INSTINCT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homing instinct is used in the context of the following news items.
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60 Degrees North by Malachy Tallack review – around the world in …
... something profound about our being-in-the-world in the Einsteinian era, so Tallack gropes towards comprehending his own homing instinct. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Photographer explores Japan's tiny living spaces
I often think this kind of feeling stems from the homing instinct since I have a fetish for a womb-like space. Where did you first encounter the idea ... «Metro.us, Jul 15»
3
Final fight The last of the 'pigeon guys' leaves Hoboken
Racing homers are bred above all for their homing instinct – the innate, magnetic sense of direction that made them prized messengers for the ... «The Hudson Reporter, Jul 15»
4
Final flight The last of the 'pigeon guys' leaves Hoboken
Racing homers are bred above all for their homing instinct – the innate, magnetic sense of direction that made them prized messengers for the ... «The Hudson Reporter, Jul 15»
5
Tadpoles bring new life to Mount Auburn Cemetery
He decided to put tadpoles into Dell Pond, as opposed to releasing adult frogs and toads, because some animals have a homing instinct and ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
6
Review: A real 'Shepherd's Life' proves a hit in print, online
It's a rugged area that has produced stubborn people, as well as sturdy sheep whose homing instinct means they can graze, unfenced, on the ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
7
Wildlife: New threat to everyone's favorite turtle
We now know that box turtles have a strong homing instinct, so relocating them is usually a death sentence. They will cross roads and ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»
8
Everyone's favorite turtle: Beloved box turtle grows and moves slow
And we now know that box turtles have a strong homing instinct, so we understand that relocating them is usually a death sentence. They will ... «Farm and Dairy, Jun 15»
9
Scott Shalaway: Everyone's favorite turtle
And we now know that box turtles have a strong homing instinct, so we understand that relocating them is usually a death sentence. They will ... «Charleston Gazette, Jun 15»
10
Nature Watch: These enlightening books await summer readers
In “The Homing Instinct: Meaning & Mystery in Animal Migration,” he addresses seminal questions with deep insights that connect birds, bees ... «Buffalo News, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Homing instinct [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/homing-instinct>. May 2024 ».
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