different between eggs vs oophagy
eggs
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??z/
Noun
eggs
- plural of egg
Verb
eggs
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of egg
Anagrams
- gegs
Icelandic
Noun
eggs n
- indefinite genitive singular of egg
Swedish
Noun
eggs
- indefinite genitive singular of egg
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oophagy
English
Etymology
From oo- +? -phagy.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /????f?d?i/
Noun
oophagy (uncountable)
- (zoology) The cannibalization of subordinate eggs within a homogeneous population or the uterus; particularly as it relates to certain insect and aquatic species. [from 19th c.]
- 2015, Theo Tait, ‘Don't wear yum-yum yellow’, London Review of Books, vol. 34 no. 15:
- A number of shark species go in for oophagy, or uterine cannibalism.
- 2015, Theo Tait, ‘Don't wear yum-yum yellow’, London Review of Books, vol. 34 no. 15:
Synonyms
- adelphophagy
- embryophagy
Related terms
- oophagic
- oophagous
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