homing instinct

collocation in English

meaningsofhomingandinstinct

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homing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈhəʊ.mɪŋ/us
/ˈhoʊ.mɪŋ/
relating to the ability of some animals to find their ...
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instinct
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/us
/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn ...
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(Definition ofhomingandinstinctfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhoming instinct

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Thehominginstincthas brought us home.
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In my judgment thathominginstinctwill operate all the way through.
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No matter if they are women, they have not the naturalhominginstinct.
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It is mysterious, inscrutable, damnably expensive, and has a stronghominginstinct.
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Animals on the whole have more perception than we have and a far greaterhominginstinct.
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Unusually for bats, the cave myotis does not have a goodhominginstinct.
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Mice would need to be released some distance away, as mice have a stronghominginstinct.
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It appeared to wander at random and did not seem to have ahominginstinct.
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It is a homing pigeon with a very goodhominginstinct, but can not be used for racing because the adults can not be trained.
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A year later the researchers started using electronic tagging equipment to study their movements,hominginstinctand hopefully locate their spawning sites.
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