What does gerontophagy mean?
Gerontophagy means (zoology) The eating of the elderly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(zoology) The eating of the elderly..
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 […]
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Gerontophagy means (zoology) The eating of the elderly..
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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 […]
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