"caecotrophy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cecotrophy [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English caecum Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ)der. English -trophy English caecotrophy From caecum + -trophy. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|caecum|-trophy|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English caecum Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ)der. English -trophy English caecotrophy [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to rear", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "grow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*tʰrépʰō", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "τρέφω", "gloss" : "to maintain, support", "lang" : "grc" }, { "id" : "o-grade", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal noun suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ᾱ", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-η", "lang" : "grc", "pos" : "action noun suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "τροφή", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-trophy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "caecotrophy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="caecotrophy"> From caecum + -trophy. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} caecotrophy (uncountable)
  1. (biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and other lagomorphs, the consumption of food pellets which are naturally produced by means of digestion, retention in the caecum, and expulsion through the anus. Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: coprophagy Related terms: caecotroph, caecotrophagic, caecotrophic, reingestion

Alternative forms

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