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Noun Concept
Categories: Lagomorphs
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caecotrophy  cecotrope  Caecal pellet  Caecotrope  Caecotroph
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Cecotropes, also called caecotrophs, caecal pellets, or night feces, are the product of the cecum, a part of the digestive system in mammals of the order Lagomorpha, which includes two families: Leporidae, and Ochotonidae. Wikipedia
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Cecotropes, also called caecotrophs, caecal pellets, or night feces, are the product of the cecum, a part of the digestive system in mammals of the order Lagomorpha, which includes two families: Leporidae, and Ochotonidae. Wikipedia
Behaviour of some animal species in which complete digestion requires that food passes twice through the digestive tract Wikidata
In certain mammals, especially rabbits and other lagomorphs, the consumption of food pellets which are naturally produced by means of digestion, retention in the caecum, and expulsion through the anus. Wiktionary
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coprophagy
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Caecal pellet, Caecotrope, Caecotroph, Caecotrophes, cecotropes, Cecotroph
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