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homing instinct

collocation in English

meanings of homingand instinct


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homing
adjective[before noun]
uk /ˈhəʊ.mɪŋ/ us /ˈhoʊ.mɪŋ/
relating to the ability of some animals to find their ...
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instinct
noun[C or U]
uk /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ us /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn ...
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Examples of homing instinct


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The hominginstinct has brought us home.
In my judgment that hominginstinct will operate all the way through.
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No matter if they are women, they have not the natural hominginstinct.
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It is mysterious, inscrutable, damnably expensive, and has a strong hominginstinct.
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Animals on the whole have more perception than we have and a far greater hominginstinct.
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Unusually for bats, the cave myotis does not have a good hominginstinct.
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Mice would need to be released some distance away, as mice have a strong hominginstinct.
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It appeared to wander at random and did not seem to have a hominginstinct.
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It is a homing pigeon with a very good hominginstinct, but can not be used for racing because the adults can not be trained.
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A year later the researchers started using electronic tagging equipment to study their movements, hominginstinct and hopefully locate their spawning sites.
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