adelphophagy
English
noun
Definitions
- The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (brother).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀδελφός
Gloss
brother
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adelphia English
- adelphotaxon English
- adelphous English
- δελφύς Ancient Greek
- ψευδάδελφος Ancient Greek
- ἀδελφός Ancient Greek
- *sm̥-gʷelbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- αδέλφι Greek (modern)
- αδελφός Greek (modern)
- αδερφός Greek (modern)
- *hə- Proto-Hellenic