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pecking orderOne entry found. Main Entry: pecking order Variant(s): also peck order Function: noun Date: 1928 1 : the basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird pecks another lower in the scale without fear of retaliation and submits to pecking by one of higher rank; broadly : a dominance hierarchy in a group of social animals
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