oophagy

发音

UK /əʊˈɒfədʒi/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    不可数 生物 动物学

词源

From oo- + -phagy, originally after German Oophagie.

来源：wiktionary