different between caecal vs caecotrophy

caecal

English

Alternative forms

  • cæcal
  • cecal

Adjective

caecal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the caecum.

Derived terms

  • ileocaecal, intercaecal, retrocaecal, subcaecal

Translations


French

Adjective

caecal (feminine singular caecale, masculine plural caecaux, feminine plural caecales)

  1. caecal

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caecotrophy

English

Alternative forms

  • cecotrophy

Etymology

From caecum +? -trophy.

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.
    Hypernym: coprophagy
    • 2008, A. Belenguer et al., "Alternative methodologies to estimate ingestion of caecotrophes in growing rabbits," Livestock Science, vol. 115, no.1, p. 13,
      The second group (T-2: 6 rabbits) was also fed the labelled diet but only during the last ten days of the fattening period when animals were fitted a neck collar to prevent caecotrophy.

Related terms

  • caecotroph
  • caecotrophagic
  • caecotrophic

See also

  • reingestion

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