trophallaxie
French, noun\tʁɔ.fa.lak.si\
trophallaxie is spelled T-R-O-P-H-A-L-L-A-X-I-E (12 letters). Trophallaxie is a French feminine noun meaning “trophallaxis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Échange de nourriture régurgitée entre insectes sociaux, permettant de nourrir l’individu receveur, mais…”.
What does trophallaxie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetrophallaxis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Échange de nourriture régurgitée entre insectes sociaux, permettant de nourrir l’individu receveur, mais aussi d'échanger des phéromones et de communiquer au sein d’une même communauté d’insectes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of trophallaxie
- trophallaxies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trophallaxie?
- \tʁɔ.fa.lak.si\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.