Meanings
nounagonistics (uncountable)
- uncountableThe range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.
Origin
By surface analysis, agonist + -ics or agonistic + -s.
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agonistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agonistics
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“agonistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agonistics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agonistics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agonistics.
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