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adelfofagia

Portuguese, noun/a.dew.fo.faˈʒi.ɐ/

adelfofagia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “adelphophagy (the consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does adelfofagia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineadelphophagy (the consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce adelfofagia?

  • Brazil /a.dew.fo.faˈʒi.ɐ/
  • Brazil [a.deʊ̯.fo.faˈʒi.ɐ]
  • Portugal /ɐ.dɛl.fu.fɐˈʒi.ɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.