The story
- Englishcaecum
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰrépʰō
- Ancient Greekτρέφω (tréphō)
- Ancient Greekτροφή (trophḗ)
- English todaycaecotrophy
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
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