embryophagy

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embryophagy

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From Latin embryo and the suffix -phagy (“to feed on”); 1948; created to describe the behavior of sandtiger shark embryos.

noun

uncountable The act of one embryo cannibalizing another for food in utero; at present only observed in some species of sharks.
Similar: adelphophagy, oophagy

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@misc{embryophagy_2026,
  title = {embryophagy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/embryophagy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}