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crop milk

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
crop milk
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A semi-solid substance, somewhat like pale yellow cottage cheese, secreted from the lining of the crop of (both male and female) pigeons and doves that is fed to their young (squabs) through regurgitation. An analog to crop milk is also secreted from the esophagus of flamingos and some penguins.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

crop milks (plural)

Questions

What does crop milk mean?
A semi-solid substance, somewhat like pale yellow cottage cheese, secreted from the lining of the crop of (both male and female) pigeons and doves that is fed to their young (squabs) through regurgitation. An analog to crop milk is also secreted from the esophagus of flamingos and some penguins.

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