0 relating to fighting or aggression (= spoken or physical behaviour that is threatening or involves harm to someone or something) -- 打斗的；论战的；好争议的
He published a study of agonistic behaviour in freshwater crayfish. 他发表了一篇有关淡水螯虾打斗行为的研究。
1 relating to an agonist (= a muscle that is pulled in the opposite direction by another muscle) -- 主动肌的，主缩肌的
agonistic muscles 主动肌
The conditioned agonistic behavior was robust and slow to extinguish.
Temporal nature (our world) emerges not as an inevitable step in divinity's agonistic march toward self-reflexive knowledge.
Agonistic behavior is also exhibited by territorial species as a means of defending one or more of these resources from neighboring territory holders or other intruders.
An agonistic democracy requires the availability of a choice between real alternatives.
Sibling violence and agonistic interactions experienced by early adolescents.
Manifestations of its agonistic activity include beneficial actions (potential reduction in osteoporosis and fractures) and harmful actions (increase in the incidence of endometrial carcinoma).
The number of flowers visited in each plant, duration and number of plants visited per bout, and agonistic behaviour were recorded.
These are arousal, agonistic, and prosocial primes.
