"allocare" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: allo- + care Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|allo|care}} allo- + care Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} allocare (uncountable)
  1. Care given to an infant by an animal that is not the infant's parent. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: allocaretaker
    Sense id: en-allocare-en-noun-BLteE8vI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with allo-

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          "text": "Older offspring can either provide allocare for siblings, which is in the mother's interest, or try to find a breeding position in another group, which may be even more costly to them than helping their mother (e.g., saddle-back tamarin, Saguinus fuscicollis, Goldizen et al. 1996).",
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