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Allopreening

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preen oilnoun(ornithology) Oil produced by the uropygial gland in birds, used in preening.
nebbingnoun(zoology) The act of a pair of birds of touching or rubbing each other's bills.
ptiloerectionnoun(ornithology) Fluffing up of feathers or down so that birds can control heat.
billing and cooingnounLoving and affectionate behaviour between members of a romantic couple, such as the exchange of caresses and kisses.
posturingnounThe assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude.
precocesnoun(zoology) precocial birds
allofeedingnounThe feeding of one individual by another, typically among birds
birdnestingnounThe act or process of collecting bird eggs.
featheringnounPlumage.
pterolysisnounThe arrangement of different feathers in different parts of a bird
ornithophilianounLove for birds.
antingnoun(ornithology) The practice of some birds of rubbing live ants or occasionally other items into the feathers, possibly as a means of controlling parasites.
impingnounA practice used on birds to fix important broken feathers.
nestingnounAn arrangement by which one thing is nested inside another.
alternate plumagenounThe plumage that some birds adopt for courtship and breeding
pterotillomanianounA behavioural disorder in birds in which a bird plucks out its own feathers, or plucks the feathers of its chicks.
kleptotrichynounthe act by birds of stealing hair from live mammals for the purpose of nestbuilding
ornithophilypollination by birds
birdkeepingnounThe cultivation of birds as a hobby.
birdingnounbirdwatching

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