Pterotillomania
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pterotillomania is a noun meaning A behavioural disorder in birds in which a bird plucks out its own feathers, or plucks the feathers of its chicks.
Meaning
A behavioural disorder in birds in which a bird plucks out its own feathers, or plucks the feathers of its chicks.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kleptotrichy, pterylosis, pterolysis, ptiloerection, pteronophobia, ptilosis.
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