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A behavioural disorder in birds in which a bird plucks out its own feathers, or plucks the feathers of its chicks..
Use pterotillomania when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pterotillomania means A behavioural disorder in birds in which a bird plucks out its own feathers, or plucks the feathers of its chicks..
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