Lek
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /lɛk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lek is a noun meaning (biology) An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.
Meaning
(biology) An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.
More Meanings
- (biology, intransitive) To take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek.
- (UK, dialect, Yorkshire, colloquial) To play.
- The currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka.
Example Sentences
T’lads is lekkin i t’park.
Half a dozen of the thumbnail-size males lekked in a sunny glade.
The second reason lekking is so fascinating is because the males aggregate.
Nevertheless, it does appear that many of the processes of mate choice and sexual selection described for bird and mammal leks also apply to anuran choruses.
Word Forms
- leks
- lekking
- lekked
- leku
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include leaky, sis, grouse, leash, holluschickie, memory.
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