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trophallaxis

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3 syllables
12 characters
English (US)
3syllables

trophallaxis

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trophallaxis is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, trophallaxis is hyphenated as:

Definitions oftrophallaxis

1noun
  • The mutual exchange of (fluid) food between individuals, especially in social insects.

    Example: "Trophallaxis is at its most highly developed in social insects such as ants, wasps, bees and termites, but is also used by some birds, and by wolves and vampire bats."

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