caecotrophy
Meanings
noun
- In 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From caecum + -trophy.
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