stretch-attend

A form of stretch-attend posture — A posture in which a rodent elongates the head and shoulders forward before retracting them, taken as a sign of anxiety in open-field tests.

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Meanings

nounstretch-attend (plural stretch-attends)

plural stretch-attends

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of stretch-attend posture.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stretch-attend posture
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APA

stretch-attend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch-attend

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stretch-attend,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch-attend.

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