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trophallaxes

trophallaxes is the plural of trophallaxis.

Meaning of trophallaxis

Noun

trophallaxis (countable and uncountable, plural trophallaxes)

  1. The mutual exchange of (fluid) food between individuals, especially in social insects.
    • Trophallaxis is at its most highly developed in social insects such as ants, wasps, bees and termites, but is also used by some birds, and by wolves and vampire bats.

Questions about trophallaxes

What is trophallaxes the plural of?
Trophallaxes is the plural of trophallaxis.

Words near trophallaxes in the dictionary

  1. tropes
  2. tropey
  3. trophaeal
  4. trophaeall
  5. trophallactic
  6. trophallaxes
  7. trophallaxis
  8. tropharium
  9. trophariums
  10. tropheal
  11. trophectoderm

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