English Explanatory Dictionary

Sir Philip Sidney game

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A model for the evolution and maintenance of informative communication between relatives, developed to explain begging behaviour in chicks.

Word forms

Sir Philip Sidney game Sir Philip Sidney games

Etymology

Named after a story about Sir Philip Sidney, who allegedly, when fatally wounded, gave his water to another, saying, "Thy necessity is greater than mine."

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