survival mechanism

collocation in English

meaningsofsurvivalandmechanism

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survival
adjective
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/səˈvaɪ.vəl/us
/sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/
continuing to exist or wanting to continue ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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(Definition ofsurvivalandmechanismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Surface adherence is an importantsurvivalmechanismfor microorganisms.
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All this has happened rapidly and is simply asurvivalmechanismagainst falling agricultural income.
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His conception was centred around what he saw as the widespread use of co-operation as asurvivalmechanismin human societies and animals.
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Thissurvivalmechanismstill exists in the modern domestic horse.
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In fact, there have recently been strong arguments that autophagic activity in dying cells might actually be asurvivalmechanism.
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Permutatude thus explains one part of a natural but complex biological evolutionary process towards globalization as asurvivalmechanism.
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As part of theirsurvivalmechanism, bull sharks will regurgitate the food in their stomachs in order to escape from a predator.
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Admitting she did not enjoy junior high school, she claims writing was hersurvivalmechanism.
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Kropotkin explored the widespread use of cooperation as asurvivalmechanismin human societies - through their many stages - and amongst animals.
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The authors of the study propose this is asurvivalmechanismto reduce harassment, increase chances of acceptance into the group and hence chances of future reproduction.
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Val stated that vomiting is asurvivalmechanismas the body ended up rejecting the treatment.
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The discursive investment in the live rock venue represents a means where locality is constructed through as a series of survival mechanisms.
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Hypothetically, if the mores of the cultural environment do not prescribe the practice of music, these survival mechanisms would certainly guide one to become nonmusical.
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In fact, this is asurvivalmechanism.
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Early ideas maintained that the cicadas' overallsurvivalmechanismwas simply to overwhelm predators by their sheer numbers, ensuring the survival of most of the individuals.
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The inhibition of glucose oxidation causes fatty acids and ketone bodies to contribute to a glucose-sparing effect, which is an essentialsurvivalmechanismfor the brain during times of starvation.
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In this way, cuckoos are able to subvert and co-opt the passerine's modularized survival mechanisms. 11.
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