different between mammal vs caecotrophy

English

Etymology

Modern Latin Mammalia, coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from neuter plural of Late Latin mammalis (“of the breast”), from Latin mamma (“breast”), perhaps cognate with mamma (mother).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?mæm?l/
• Hyphenation: mam?mal

Noun

mammal (plural mammals)

1. An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
2. (paleontology) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:mammal

Derived terms

Related terms

• mammarial
• mammary

Translations

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