Behavior
instinct Audio
in·stinct [ in-stingkt ]
Subclass of:
Motivation
Definitions related to instinct:
  • Stereotyped patterns of response, characteristic of a given species, that have been phylogenetically adapted to a specific type of situation.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Stereotyped, unlearned response patterns, characteristic of a given species, that have been phylogenetically adapted to environmental demands.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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