"embryophagy" meaning in English

See embryophagy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Latin embryo and the suffix -phagy (“to feed on”); 1948; created to describe the behavior of sandtiger shark embryos. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|embryo}} Latin embryo, {{affix|en|-phagy|gloss1=to feed on}} -phagy (“to feed on”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} embryophagy (uncountable)
  1. The act of one embryo cannibalizing another for food in utero; at present only characterized in some species of sharks. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: adelphophagy, oophagy
    Sense id: en-embryophagy-en-noun-q8FWLKjs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -phagy

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