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单词 trophallaxis
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trophallaxis


troph·al·lax·is

T0378100 (trŏf′ə-lăk′sĭs, trō′fə-)n. The transfer or exchange of regurgitated liquid food between individuals of certain social insects such as ants or bees.
[troph(o)- + Greek allaxis, exchange (from allassein, to exchange, from allos, other; see al- in Indo-European roots).]

trophallaxis

(ˌtrɒfəˈlæksɪs) n (Zoology) the exchange of regurgitated food that occurs between adults and larvae in colonies of social insects[C19/20: from New Latin, from tropho- + Greek allaxis exchange, from allassein to change, from allos other] ˌtrophalˈlactic adj

troph•al•lax•is

(ˌtrɒf əˈlæk sɪs, ˌtroʊ fə-)

n., pl. -lax•es (-ˈlæk siz) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between organisms, as the members of a colony of social insects. [1915–20; troph- + Greek állaxis exchange =allak-, variant s. of allássein to change + -sis -sis]

trophallaxis


trophallaxis

[‚träf·ə′lak·səs] (ecology) Exchange of food between organisms, not only of the same species but between different species, especially among social insects.

trophallaxis


trophallaxis

the exchange of regurgitated food that occurs between adults and larvae in colonies of social insects.
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