adelfofagia

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See also: adelfofagią

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós) +‎ -fagia. First attested in 1953.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.dɛl.fɔˈfa.ɡja/
  • Rhymes: -aɡja
  • Syllabification: a‧del‧fo‧fa‧gia

Noun[edit]

adelfofagia f

  1. adelphophagy (the consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes)
    • 2012, Anna Sulikowska-Drozd, “Ewolucja strategii rozrodczych bezkręgowców-żyworodność i przetrzymywanie jaj”, in Kosmos[2], volume 61, number 4, →ISSN, page 567:
      Na ewolucję i utrzymywanie się adelfofagii może wpływać wieloojcostwo jednego miotu (np. u N. georgianus kopulacja następuje z 2–3 partnerami równocześnie) i możliwość rozpoznawania pokrewieństwa w lęgu (Bosch i Slattery 1999).
      The evolution and persistence of adelfophagy may be influenced by the polypaternity of one litter (e.g. in N. georgianus, copulation occurs with 2-3 partners simultaneously) and the ability to recognize kinship in a brood (Bosch and Slattery 1999).

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fauna słodkowodna Polski[1] (in Polish), number 37, 1953, page 35

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From adelfo- +‎ -fagia.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.dew.fo.faˈʒi.ɐ/ [a.deʊ̯.fo.faˈʒi.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.dew.fo.faˈʒi.a/ [a.deʊ̯.fo.faˈʒi.a]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dɛl.fu.fɐˈʒi.ɐ/ [ɐ.ðɛɫ.fu.fɐˈʒi.ɐ]

Noun[edit]

adelfofagia f (uncountable)

  1. adelphophagy (the consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes)