Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
hemortstrohet
English translation:
philopatry, site fidelity
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Oct 20, 2020 04:31
3 yrs ago
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Swedish term
hemortstrohet
Swedish to English
Social Sciences
Zoology
hemortstrohet, inom zoologin vanan hos många djur att efter mer eller mindre långvariga och långväga färder återvända till födelseorten eller föregående boplats.
https://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/lång/hemortstrohe...
https://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/lång/hemortstrohe...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | Philopatry |
Leif Ohman
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| 4 -1 | local patriotism |
George Hopkins
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Proposed translations
+3
54 mins
Leif Ohman
United States
United States
Native in Swedish
United States
Technically speaking
Native in: Swedish (Variants: Rikssvenska, Stockholm) 
Works in: English to Swedish, German to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
Philopatry
"hemortstrohet (filopatri)"
Source: https://www.swecris.se/betasearch/details/project/201200904F...
"Filopatri är inom zoologi tendensen hos djur... att återkomma till en specifik lokal... Ordet härstammar från gammalgrekiskans ord för hemkär"
Source: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filopatri
"Philopatry is the tendency of an organism to stay in or habitually return to a particular area."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philopatry
"Uppföljningen av ringmärkta örnar gav en bild av stark ’hemortstrohet’ (filopatri) hos havsörnen"
Source: http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:168446/FULLTEXT01...
googling for "homing behavior" finds "site fidelity" and "trail-following"
Source: https://www.swecris.se/betasearch/details/project/201200904F...
"Filopatri är inom zoologi tendensen hos djur... att återkomma till en specifik lokal... Ordet härstammar från gammalgrekiskans ord för hemkär"
Source: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filopatri
"Philopatry is the tendency of an organism to stay in or habitually return to a particular area."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philopatry
"Uppföljningen av ringmärkta örnar gav en bild av stark ’hemortstrohet’ (filopatri) hos havsörnen"
Source: http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:168446/FULLTEXT01...
googling for "homing behavior" finds "site fidelity" and "trail-following"
Note from asker:
| Thanks Lief -- now that's a word I have never heard before! |
| and all the research/references; what a great help. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
4 hrs
local patriotism
That´s what I think it refers to.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Agneta Pallinder
: It might if it wasn't about animals.
Hope you didn't find my comment snarky - wasn't meant to be - just an end of working day giggle!
10 hrs
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I must admit that my answer is totally wrong. Sorry, hope I can sleep tonight...
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