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noun
The eating of eggs; (now especially) the cannibalization of subordinate eggs within a homogeneous population or the uterus; particularly as it relates to certain insect and aquatic species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From oo- + -phagy, originally after German Oophagie.
