stretch-attend posture

noun

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 posture (plural stretch-attend postures)

plural stretch-attend postures

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: stretch-attend

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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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APA

stretch-attend posture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch-attend%20posture

MLA

“stretch-attend posture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch-attend%20posture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stretch-attend posture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch-attend%20posture.

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