pterotillomania

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noun

A behavioural disorder in birds in which a bird plucks out its own feathers, or plucks the feathers of its chicks.

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Meanings

nounpterotillomania (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA behavioural disorder in birds in which a bird plucks out its own feathers, or plucks the feathers of its chicks.
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pterotillomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterotillomania

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“pterotillomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterotillomania. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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