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Definitions of instinct in various dictionaries:
noun - inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
adj - (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated
An inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species and is often a response to specific environmental stimuli: the spawning instinct in salmon; altruistic instincts in social animals.
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| inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli |
| imbued or filled with (a quality, especially a desirable one). |
| an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour in animals in response to certain stimuli. |
| the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it: |
| a natural ability that helps you decide what to do or how to act without thinking: |
| Instinct is also the ability to behave in a particular way that has not been learned: |
| An inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species and is often a response to specific environmental stimuli: the spawning instinct in salmon altruistic instincts in social animals. |
| A powerful motivation or impulse. |
| An innate capability or aptitude: an instinct for tact and diplomacy. |
| Deeply filled or imbued: words instinct with love. |
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Instinct or innate behavior is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behavior. The simplest example of an instinctive behavior is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a very short to medium length sequence of actions, without variation, are carried out in response to a clearly defined stimulus. * Any behavior is instinctive if it is performed without being based upon prior experience (that is, in the absence of learning), and is therefore an expression of innate biological factors. Sea turtles, newly hatched on a beach, will automatically move toward the ocean. A marsupial climbs into its mother's pouch upon being born. Honeybees communicate by dancing in the direction of a food source without formal instruction. Other examples include animal fighting, animal courtship behavior, internal escape functions, and the building of nests. * Instincts are inborn complex patterns of behavior that exist in most members of the species, and should be distingu |