coprophagy
11coprophagy — n. feeding on dung. ♦ coprophagan, n. dung beetle. ♦ coprophagous, a …
12coprophagy — noun eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity • Syn: ↑coprophagia • Hypernyms: ↑eating, ↑feeding …
13embryonic coprophagy — excretion of yolk glycoproteins from the gastrointestinal tract of the embryo to the perivitelline space where they are swallowed by the embryo, e.g. in Neogobius melanostomus …
14Coprophagia — A female Oriental Latrine Fly (Chrysomya megacephala) feeds on animal feces. Coprophagia or coprophagy is the consumption of feces, from the Greek κόπρος copros ( feces ) and φαγεῖν phagein ( to eat ). Many animal species practice coprophagia as… …
15Domestic rabbit — This article is about domesticated European rabbits. For information on the wild variety, see European Rabbit. For general information on all rabbit species, see Rabbit. Domestic Rabbit Conservation status …
16Fancy mouse — A tame black fancy mouse Fancy mice ( fancy , in this context, means hobby ) are domesticated breeds of the common or house mouse (Mus musculus). The terms fancy and feeder mice are often used interchangeably by retailers, and are in fact the… …
17coprophagia — The eating of excrement. SYN: coprophagy, scatophagy. * * * cop·ro·pha·gia .käp rə fā j(ē )ə n COPROPHAGY * * * cop·ro·pha·gia (kop″ro faґjə) [copro + phagia] ingestion of feces; called also coprophagy. coprophagic, coprophagous adj …
18Degu — Not to be confused with Dagu, Dogu, Dugu, or Tegu. Degu Conservation status …
19Cecotrope — Cecotropes (also caecotrophes ) also known as night faeces , are the product of the cecum, a part of the digestive system in mammals of the order lagomorpha, which includes two families: Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas).… …
20nutrition — nutritional, nutritionary, adj. nutritionally, adv. /nooh trish euhn, nyooh /, n. 1. the act or process of nourishing or of being nourished. 2. the science or study of, or a course of study in, nutrition, esp. of humans. 3. the process by which… …
