trophophoresy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of trophobiosis in which one creature carries another creature to another location to farm it (harvest food from it, often after feeding it) there.

Word forms

trophophoresy

Etymology

From tropho- + phoresy. Coined by John S. LaPolla in 2002.

Related words

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