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Definition of Trophallaxis
1. Noun. (biology) The mutual exchange of food between individuals, especially in social insects ¹
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Definition of Trophallaxis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Trophallaxis
Literary usage of Trophallaxis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Entomology, with Special Reference to Its Ecological Aspects by Justus Watson Folsom (1922)
"Wheeler regards "trophallaxis," meaning exchange of nourishment, as the source
of the social habit in wasps, ants, and termites; though admitting that the ..."
2. The System of Animate Nature: The Gifford Lectures Delivered in the by John Arthur Thomson (1920)
"For certain kinds of ants Wheeler has shown that there is a similar give and
take (trophallaxis) between the workers and the grubs. ..."
3. Bulletin by United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution (1919)
"In a remarkable paper on ant larvae Wheeler suggests the term "trophallaxis;"
that is, exchange of nourishment, for the cooperative relationship between ..."
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