spermatophagy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Phagocytosis of sperm cells.
  2. Of certain beetles, the consumption of fruits or seeds.
  3. The idea promulgated by Georges Le Clément de Saint-Marcq that the Eucharist involved the consumption of sperm.

Word forms

spermatophagy

Etymology

From spermato- + -phagy.

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