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proctophagy

proctophagy noun: the consuming of a mother's excrement (by a young animal) when searching for a teat.

Noun

proctophagy (uncountable)

  1. The consuming of a mother's excrement (by a young animal) when searching for a teat

Origin of proctophagy

From procto- + -phagy.

Questions about proctophagy

What does proctophagy mean?
Proctophagy means the consuming of a mother's excrement (by a young animal) when searching for a teat.
What part of speech is proctophagy?
Proctophagy is a noun.

Words near proctophagy in the dictionary

  1. proctologist
  2. proctologists
  3. proctology
  4. proctopathies
  5. proctopathy
  6. proctophagy
  7. proctophyllodid
  8. proctophyllodids
  9. proctor
  10. proctorage
  11. proctoral

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