adelphophagy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”) and the suffix -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”). By surface analysis, adelpho- +‎ -phagy.

Noun

adelphophagy (uncountable)

  2. The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes.

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