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Meaning of histotrophy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A form of matrotrophy exhibited by some live-bearing sharks and rays, in which the developing embryo receives additional nutrition from its mother in the form of uterine secretions called histotroph

uncountable

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

histotropism histotype histotyping histovariability histowax histozyme

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