adelphophagy
/adɛlˈfɒfədʒi/(also adelphophagia)
noun
Zoology. The consumption by a developing embryo or larva of eggs, embryos, or larvae from the same brood.
Origin
Early 20th century (in an earlier sense). From ancient Greek ἀδελϕός brother + -phagy, after French adelphophagie.
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