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pecking order SUBST

I . peck [pek] SUBST

1. peck (by bird):

bicada f

2. peck (kiss):

II . peck [pek] VERB trans

1. peck bird:

2. peck (kiss):

III . peck [pek] VERB intr

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Individual chickens in a flock will dominate others, establishing a pecking order, with dominant individuals having priority for food access and nesting locations.
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It is not necessary for animals to be able to recognise individuals within the group for a pecking order to be maintained.
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John wanted to be as high as possible on the pecking order, and caught a shrimp with the trap that he made.
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Chickens may be raised in very low light intensities, sometimes total darkness, to reduce injurious pecking.
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However, he found himself down the pecking order, and made only three appearances during the campaign.
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Worse is watching the hawk at work, plucking and pecking a luckless collared dove or starling in a frenzy of gore and squawking.
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Herring gull flocks have a pecking order, based on size, aggressiveness and physical strength.
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The following season was not so bright, and he found himself dropping down the pecking order.
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He also created a structure, in which a numbering of community members were placed in a hierarchical pecking order.
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Females often flare at other females, especially when setting up a pecking order.
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