Allocaretaker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Allocaretaker is a noun meaning An animal that provides allocare to an infant.
Meaning
An animal that provides allocare to an infant.
Example Sentences
Direct support for the learning-to-mother hypothesis also comes from the recent observation that young female vervet monkeys who have had the opportunity to act as allocaretakers have higher survivorship of their own young than females who have not previously acted as allocaretakers (Fairbanks 1993).
Word Forms
- allocaretakers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include caretaker, bottlefeeder, bottle feeder, careleaver, custodian, beastkeeper.
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