Sir Philip Sidney game

noun

A model for the evolution and maintenance of informative communication between relatives, developed to explain begging behaviour in chicks.

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Meanings

nounSir Philip Sidney game (plural Sir Philip Sidney games)

plural Sir Philip Sidney games

  1. biologyA model for the evolution and maintenance of informative communication between relatives, developed to explain begging behaviour in chicks.

Origin

Named after a story about Sir Philip Sidney, who allegedly, when fatally wounded, gave his water to another, saying, "Thy necessity is greater than mine."

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Sir Philip Sidney game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sir%20Philip%20Sidney%20game

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sir Philip Sidney game,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sir%20Philip%20Sidney%20game.

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