adelfofagia.
adelphophagy (the consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes)
Meaning & usage
adelphophagy (the consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *sm̥gʷelbʰós Proto-Hellenic *əgʷelpʰós Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφᾰγον (éphăgon) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía)der. Polish -fagia Polish adelfofagia From Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós) + Polish -fagia. First attested in 1953.
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