Definition
Feeding on or eating embryos; describing organisms that consume developing embryos or eggs.
Etymology
From embryon plus Greek phagos 'eating or devouring,' forming a technical term for feeding behavior.
Kelly Says
Some fish and amphibians are embryophagous with their own eggs—it sounds harsh, but eating some of your own eggs is actually a calculated parental strategy in harsh environments.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ እንዳ በላ
en-de en-da be-la
ARالعربية
أكل الجنين
akl al-janin
BNবাংলা
শিশু ভোজন
shi-shu bho-jon
CACatalà
embriófagi
em-bri-o-fa-gi
CSČeština
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
DADansk
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
DEDeutsch
Embryopfresser
em-bri-o-pfres-ser
ELΕλληνικά
εμβρυοφαγος
em-vri-o-fa-gos
ESEspañol
embriófago
em-bri-o-fa-go
FAفارسی
جنین خوار
je-ni-n kh-var
FISuomi
embryofagia
em-bri-o-fa-gia
FRFrançais
embryophage
em-bri-o-fa-j
GUGU
શિશુ ખાનાર
shi-shu kha-na-ar
HAHA
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
HEעברית
אכילת עוברים
a-khelet o-v-rim
HIहिन्दी
अंडाशय भक्षक
an-da-shay bhak-shak
HUMagyar
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
IDBahasa Indonesia
embryofagus
em-bri-o-fa-gus
IGIG
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
ITItaliano
embriofago
em-bri-o-fa-go
JA日本語
胚胎食性
hai-tai-sho-sei
KKKK
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
KMKM
胚胎食性
pai-tai-sho-sei
KO한국어
배아식성
bae-a-sik-seong
MRMR
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
MSBahasa Melayu
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
MYမြန်မာ
胚胎食性
pai-tai-sho-sei
NLNederlands
embryofag
em-bri-o-fa-g
NONorsk
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
PAPA
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
PLPolski
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
PTPortuguês
embriófago
em-bri-o-fa-go
RORomână
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
RUРусский
эмбриофаг
em-bri-o-fag
SVSvenska
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
SWKiswahili
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
TAதமிழ்
கருவு உணவு
karu-vu u-na-vu
TEతెలుగు
కుర్చ తిండి
ku-rcha tin-di
THไทย
กินตัวอ่อน
gin tua-aw
TLTL
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
TRTürkçe
embriyofaj
em-bri-yo-fa-j
UKУкраїнська
ембріофаг
em-bri-o-fag
URاردو
جنینی کھانے والا
janini kha-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
ăn thai
an thai
YOYO
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag
ZH中文
胚胎食性
pai-tai-shi-xing
ZUZU
embryofag
em-bri-o-fag