Australian English Meaning of peck order

pecking order

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Definitions and Meaning of peck order in English

peck order

the basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird pecks another lower in the scale without fear of retaliation and submits to pecking by one of higher rank, a social hierarchy, a social order with ranks or classes, the basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird pecks another lower in the scale without fear of retaliation and submits to pecking by one of higher rank compare cannibalism sense 3, dominance sense a, a basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird pecks another lower in the scale without being pecked in return and allows pecking by one of higher rank, a dominance hierarchy in a group of social animals

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pecking order

the basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird pecks another lower in the scale without fear of retaliation and submits t

food chain,hierarchy,ranking,disposal,distribution,graduation,ladder,level,scale,sequence

No antonyms found.

peck (at) => peck at, peccadilloes => peccadilloes, peasants => peasants, pearls => pearls, pearling => pearling,