oophagy

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oophagy

/əʊˈɒfədʒi/ UK

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From oo- + -phagy, originally after German Oophagie.

noun

uncountable The eating of eggs; (now especially) the cannibalization of subordinate eggs within a homogeneous population or the uterus; particularly as it relates to certain insect and aquatic species. A number of shark species go in for oophagy, or uterine cannibalism.
Similar: adelphophagy, embryophagy

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@misc{oophagy_2026,
  title = {oophagy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oophagy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}