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pecking order: noun
peck: I. noun II. transitive verb III. intransitive verb

pecking order N fig

pecking order

I . peck [pek] N

1. peck (bite):

peck

dziobnięcie nt

2. peck fig (kiss):

peck

II . peck [pek] VB trans

1. peck (bite with beak):

peck

dziobać [perf dziobnąć]

wydziobywać [perf wydziobać]

2. peck (kiss quickly):

peck

całować [perf po-]

III . peck [pek] VB intr

1. peck (hit):

to peck at sth

dziobać [perf dziobnąć] coś

2. peck (nibble):

to peck at one's food

skubać [perf skubnąć] jedzenie

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Individual chickens in a flock will dominate others, establishing a pecking order, with dominant individuals having priority for food access and nesting locations. en.wikipedia.org

There had been a pecking order established by which the bachelors forced the younger squires to serve them. en.wikipedia.org

He went to fight it, and with the raven's aid in pecking the giant's eyes during the fight, he succeeded. en.wikipedia.org

Herring gull flocks have a pecking order, based on size, aggressiveness and physical strength. www.mirror.co.uk

This indicates that 5.5 million free-range hens/year are likely to be affected by feather pecking. en.wikipedia.org

However, he found himself down the pecking order, and made only three appearances during the campaign. en.wikipedia.org

The following season was not so bright, and he found himself dropping down the pecking order. en.wikipedia.org

Worse is watching the hawk at work, plucking and pecking a luckless collared dove or starling in a frenzy of gore and squawking. www.express.co.uk

Chickens may be raised in very low light intensities, sometimes total darkness, to reduce injurious pecking. en.wikipedia.org

John wanted to be as high as possible on the pecking order, and caught a shrimp with the trap that he made. en.wikipedia.org

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