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exophagy

exophagy noun: cannibalism, of those outside a social group.

Noun

exophagy (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Cannibalism, of those outside a social group.

Origin of exophagy

From exo- (“outside, external”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

Questions about exophagy

What does exophagy mean?
Exophagy means cannibalism, of those outside a social group.
What part of speech is exophagy?
Exophagy is a noun.

Words near exophagy in the dictionary

  1. exophage
  2. exophages
  3. exophagic
  4. exophagically
  5. exophagous
  6. exophagy
  7. exophasia
  8. exophenotype
  9. exophenotypes
  10. exophilic
  11. exophily

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