allogrooming

allogrooming

English

Etymology

From allo- +‎ grooming.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈa.lə.ɡɹuː.mɪŋ/

Noun

allogrooming (uncountable)

1. (zoology) The grooming of an animal by another member of the same species. [from 20th c.]
   • 2015 July 31, “A Social Network Approach Reveals Associations between Mouse Social Dominance and Brain Gene Expression”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0134509:

     We also utilize SNA to characterize the agonistic (fighting and chasing) as well as other social (sniffing and allogrooming) behavioral interactions of mice.

Related terms

• allogroom
• allogroomed

Antonyms

• autogrooming