ethogram

noun

etho·​gram

ˈēthəˌgram

plural -s

: a comprehensive list, inventory, or description of the behavior of an organism

Word History

Etymology

etho- (as in ethology) + -gram

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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