imprinting/ɪmˈprɪntɪŋ; ɪm`prɪntɪŋ/ n[U]learning process in which young animals recognize and have a strong attachment to members of their own species, esp their mothers 铭印, 铭记, 印随（幼小动物的学习形式, 指辨识同类并产生牢固的依附行为, 尤指依附其母）.
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