TROPHALLAXIS


Meaning of TROPHALLAXIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtrō-fə-ˈlak-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from troph- + Greek allaxis exchange, from allassein to change, exchange, from allos other — more at else

Date: 1918

: exchange of food (as from special glands) between social insects (as ants or termites)

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