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trophallactic

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troph⋅al⋅lax⋅is

  [trof-uh-lak-sis, troh-fuh-]
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–noun, plural -lax⋅es  [-lak-seez] .
(among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
Origin:
1915–20; troph- + Gk állaxis exchange, equiv. to allak- (verbid s. of allássein to change; see allo- ) + -sis -sis

Related forms:
troph⋅al⋅lac⋅tic  [trof-uh-lak-tik, troh-fuh-] , adjective
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