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lepidophagy

lepidophagy noun: the feeding on scales (of other fish).

Noun

lepidophagy (uncountable)

  1. The feeding on scales (of other fish).

Origin of lepidophagy

From lepido- (“scaly”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

Questions about lepidophagy

What does lepidophagy mean?
Lepidophagy means the feeding on scales (of other fish).
What part of speech is lepidophagy?
Lepidophagy is a noun.

Words near lepidophagy in the dictionary

  1. lepidomelane
  2. lepidomelanes
  3. lepidophage
  4. lepidophages
  5. lepidophagous
  6. lepidophagy
  7. lepidoporphyrin
  8. lepidopsocid
  9. lepidopsocids
  10. lepidopter
  11. lepidoptera

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