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Endocannibalism

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exocannibalismnoun(anthropology) A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.
cannibalismnounThe act of eating another of one's own species.
endophagynoun(rare) Cannibalism, within a group.
autocannibalismnounThe eating of part of one's own body.
exophagynoun(rare) Cannibalism, of those outside a social group.
hypercannibalismnoun(biology) feeding on organisms that are, themselves cannibals
anthropophagynounThe act or practice of eating human flesh, especially in the context of human cannibalism
cannibalitynouncannibalism
oophagynoun(zoology) The cannibalization of subordinate eggs within a homogeneous population or the uterus; particularly as it relates to certain insect and aquatic species.
embryophagynounThe act of one embryo cannibalizing another for food in utero; at present only observed in some species of sharks.
symbiophagynounThe feeding on a symbiote at the end of a symbiotic relationship.
entomonecrophagynounThe condition of being entomonecrophagous
autosarcophagynounThe eating of one's own flesh.
autophagynoun(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell, and often a defensive or self-preservation measure.
endocommensalismnoun(ecology) commensalism in which one organism is inside of the other. An example is a bird living in the hollow of a tree.
necromenynoun(biology) A form of symbiosis in which one organism (typically a nematode) uses the host both to transport it to new food sources and as a source of food upon its death
endoanthropochorynounendobiotic anthropochory
endosymbiosisnoun(ecology) The condition of living within the body or cells of another organism; an instance of an organism so living.
saprophagynounThe eating of non-living organic material.
matriphagynounThe condition where organisms feed on their own mother.

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