agonistics

Questions

What does agonistics mean?

The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.

Where does agonistics come from?

By surface analysis, agonist + -ics or agonistic + -s.

How to pronounce agonistics

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