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2024
matriphagy
matriphagy
English
Noun
matriphagy
(
uncountable
)
The condition where
organisms
feed
on their own
mother
References
Schneider, J. M. & Y. Lubin (1996) Infanticidal male eresid spiders.
Nature
.
381
:655-656.
Etymology
From
matri-
(
“
mother
”
)
+
-phagy
(
“
to feed on
”
)
.
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