different between omophagy vs oophagy

omophagy

English

Etymology

From omo- +? -phagy.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?(?)?m?f?d?i/

Noun

omophagy (countable and uncountable, plural omophagies)

  1. The eating of raw flesh. [from 19th c.]
    • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
      Omophagy, ritual eating of raw flesh, is the assimilation and internalization of godhead.

Related terms

  • omophagia
  • omophagic
  • omophagous

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oophagy

English

Etymology

From oo- +? -phagy.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /????f?d?i/

Noun

oophagy (uncountable)

  1. (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.

Synonyms

  • adelphophagy
  • embryophagy

Related terms

  • oophagic
  • oophagous

oophagy From the web:

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