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Ap"pe*ten*cy (&unr_;), n.; pl. Appetencies (&unr_;). [L. appetentia, fr. appetere to strive after, long for. See Appetite.] 1. Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.
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They had a strong appetency for reading. Merivale.
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2. Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism.
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These lacteals have mouths, and by animal selection or appetency the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate. E. Darwin.
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3. Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.
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