( ( Territorial ( -LRB- ( ( ( ter ( ih ( TOR ( ee ul ) ) ) ) -RRB- ) ( ( The description ) ( of ( ( an animal ) ( that ( ( ( ( ( claims ( ( a ( particular area ) ) ( of ( ( land or ) water ) ) ) ) ( as ( its ( ( range or ) territory ) ) ) ) , ) and ) ( ( defends it ) ( against intruders ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (VP (VB Territorial) (S (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NN ter) (NN ih) (NNP TOR) (NNP ee) (NNP ul)) (-RRB- -RRB-) (NP (NP (DT The) (NN description)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN animal)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VP (VBZ claims) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ particular) (NN area)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN land) (CC or) (NN water)))) (PP (IN as) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN range) (CC or) (NN territory)))) (, ,) (CC and) (VP (VBZ defends) (NP (PRP it)) (PP (IN against) (NP (NNS intruders)))))))))))) (. .)))
Territorial (ter ih TOR ee ul) The description of an animal that claims a particular area of land or water as its range or territory, and defends it against intruders.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Animals)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP defend) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN area)))))) (VP (VBP are) (ADVP (RB generally)) (VP (VBN known) (PP (IN as) (NP (NN territorial))))) (. .)))