Etymology

oophagy

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

First used 19th c.German Oophagie
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  1. German · derived fromOophagie
  2. English todayoophagy

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. 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.

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