Caecotrophy

Noun

Definitions

1.NounIn certain mammals, especially rabbits and other lagomorphs, the consumption of food pellets which are naturally produced by means of digestion, retention in the caecum, and expulsion through the anus.

Synonyms

caecotroph caecid proctophagy caeciliid water gut cactophile caeciliusid paedophagy caecilian coecilian scatophagy cæcilian

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