Reingest

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To ingest again. transitive

    "Some animals reingest their own faeces to extract further nutrients."

Example

More examples

"Some animals reingest their own faeces to extract further nutrients."

Etymology

From re- + ingest.

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