trophallaxis
(troph-al-lax-is)
4 syllables
Definition
noun. the exchange of food or other substances among social insects.
Example Sentence
Ants use trophallaxis to share food with each other.
Synonyms
food sharing; mutual feeding; reciprocal feeding
Antonyms
self-feeding; individual feeding
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