Habitus (other)
Habitus may refer to: * Habitus (biology), a term commonly used in biology as being less ambiguous than "habit" * Habitus (sociology), embodied dispositions or tendencies that organize how people perceive and respond to the world around them * '' Habitus: A Diaspora Journal'' * ''Habitus'', a 1998 novel by James Flint See also * Habit (biology) Habit, equivalent to habitus in some applications in biology, refers variously to aspects of behaviour or structure, as follows: *In zoology (particularly in ethology), habit usually refers to aspects of more or less predictable ''behaviour'', ...

Habit (biology)
Habit, equivalent to habitus in some applications in biology, refers variously to aspects of behaviour or structure, as follows: *In zoology (particularly in ethology), habit usually refers to aspects of more or less predictable ''behaviour'', instinctive or otherwise, though it also has broader application. Habitus refers to the characteristic form or morphology of a species. *In botany, habit is the characteristic form in which a given species of plant grows (see plant habit).Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Derivation and Accent; Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. London, 4th ed 1928 Behavior In zoology, ''habit'' (not to be confused with ''habitus'' as described below) usually refers to a specific behavior pattern, either adopted, learned, pathological, innate, or directly related to physiology. For example: * ...the atwas in the ''habit'' of springing upon the oor knockerin order to gain admission... * If these sensitive parrots are ...
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