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proctophagy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
proc-tophagy
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

From procto- + -phagy.

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Usage

Questions

What does proctophagy mean?
The consuming of a mother's excrement (by a young animal) when searching for a teat
Where does proctophagy come from?
From procto- + -phagy.

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