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AUTOPHAGOUS

\ˌɔːtə͡ʊfˈaɡəs], \ˌɔːtə‍ʊfˈaɡəs], \ˌɔː_t_əʊ_f_ˈa_ɡ_ə_s]\

Definitions of AUTOPHAGOUS

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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Birds capable of running about and securing food for themselves when newly hatched.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Greek] Appl. birds capable of running about and securing food for themselves when newly hatched.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

aw-tof'ag-us, adj. self-devouring.--n. AUTOPH'AGY, sustenance by self-absorption of the tissues of the body. [Gr. autos, self, phagein, to eat.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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