"swooping season" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swooping seasons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} swooping season (plural swooping seasons)
  1. (Australia) The breeding season of the Australian magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen, in which some individuals take to aggressively swooping at passing humans in defence of their nesting territory. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Seasons
    Sense id: en-swooping_season-en-noun-Vw6GyETT Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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