Definition of Caecotrophy

1. Noun. (biology) 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. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Caecotrophy

caecocentral scotoma
caecocolostomy
caecofixation
caecoileostomy
caecopexy
caecoplication
caecorrhaphy
caecosigmoidostomy
caecostomies
caecostomy
caecotomy
caecotrope
caecotropes
caecotroph
caecotrophs
caecotrophy (current term)
caecum
caecum cupulare
caecum vestibulare
caenogeneses
caenogenesis
caenophidian
caenophidians
caenorhabiditis elegans
caeoma
caeomas
caerule
caerulein
caerulin
caeruloplasmin

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