ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Gerontophagy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Gerontophagy is a noun meaning (zoology) The eating of the elderly.

Meaning

(zoology) The eating of the elderly.

Example Sentences

Unlike species of solitary spiders, in which gerontophagy (the consumption of elderly individuals) is confined to the mother and her offspring, social Stegodyphus have a more varied menu […]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gerontomorphosis, gerontosexuality, saprophagy, oophagy, macrophagy, gerontogene.

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