Trophophoretic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Exhibiting trophophoresy. not-comparable
"This latter form of trophobiosis has been termed trophophoresy (LaPolla et al. 2002). Only two ant genera are known to contain trophophoretic species: Acropyga (Formicinae), in which all 37 species are thought to be trophophoretic, and [...]"
Example
More examples"This latter form of trophobiosis has been termed trophophoresy (LaPolla et al. 2002). Only two ant genera are known to contain trophophoretic species: Acropyga (Formicinae), in which all 37 species are thought to be trophophoretic, and [...]"
Etymology
From trophophoresy + -etic or tropho- + phoretic.
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