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paedophagy

paedophagy noun: the act of feeding off larvae or eggs.

Noun

paedophagy (uncountable)

  1. The act of feeding off larvae or eggs.

Origin of paedophagy

From paedo- (“youth; young”) + -phagy, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos).

Questions about paedophagy

What does paedophagy mean?
Paedophagy means the act of feeding off larvae or eggs.
What part of speech is paedophagy?
Paedophagy is a noun.

Words near paedophagy in the dictionary

  1. paedopandering
  2. paedopathy
  3. paedophage
  4. paedophages
  5. paedophagous
  6. paedophagy
  7. paedophile
  8. paedophile-phobia
  9. paedophilephobia
  10. paedophiles
  11. paedophilia

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