caecotrope

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A form of caecotroph — In certain mammals, especially rabbits and some rodents, a cake or pellet of food which is produced by means of digestion and expulsion through the anus.

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Meanings

nouncaecotrope (plural caecotropes)

plural caecotropes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of caecotroph.
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caecotrope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caecotrope

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“caecotrope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caecotrope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caecotrope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caecotrope.

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