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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