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xenophagy

xenophagy noun: a categorical change in diet, such as a herbivore becoming carnivorous.

Noun

xenophagy (uncountable)

  1. A categorical change in diet, such as a herbivore becoming carnivorous.
  2. The process by which a cell directs autophagy against pathogens.

Origin of xenophagy

From xeno- + -phagy.

Questions about xenophagy

What does xenophagy mean?
Xenophagy means a categorical change in diet, such as a herbivore becoming carnivorous.
What part of speech is xenophagy?
Xenophagy is a noun.

Words near xenophagy in the dictionary

  1. xenoperfusing
  2. xenoperfusion
  3. xenoperfusions
  4. xenopericardium
  5. xenophagic
  6. xenophagy
  7. Xenophanean
  8. Xenophanes
  9. Xenophanian
  10. Xenophanic
  11. xenophile

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