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Thank you for playing, the game, that is. trophallaxis, merdiverous, hive bottom feeders. the lot.

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noun Mutual exchange of food between adults and larvae of certain social insects such as bees or wasps.

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Thank you for playing, the game, that is. trophallaxis, merdiverous, hive bottom feeders. the lot. — LA Weekly | Complete Issue
New word for me today: trophallaxis — Pharyngula

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troph(o)- + Greek allaxis, exchange (from allassein, to exchange, from allos, other; see al-¹ in Indo-European roots).

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