ethogram

American  

[ee-thuh-gram] / ˈi θəˌgræm /

noun

Ethology.

1. a pictorial inventory of the repertoire of behavior patterns shown by the members of a species.

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Etymology

Origin of ethogram

1965–70; etho- (as combining form representing ethology ) + -gram ¹

Example Sentences

Traditionally, researchers have cataloged these behaviors in a list known as an ethogram.

From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2023

The elephant ethogram offers 13 clips of the rumbles to help tomorrow’s research tyros.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2021

The encyclopedic ethogram arrives amid an ongoing crisis for Africa’s wild elephants.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2021

In late March, the International Union for Conservation of Nature formally divided African elephants into two distinct species, the savanna elephants described in the ethogram and the smaller, rarer and more elusive forest elephant.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2021