- threptic
- threp·tic
English syllables. 2014.
threptic
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threptic — ˈthreptik adjective Etymology: Greek threptikos able to feed, from threptos (verbal of trephein to nourish, feed) + ikos ic more at atrophy : of or relating to the feeding or rearing of offspring especially among ants or other social insects … Useful english dictionary
threpsology — n. science of nutrition. ♦ threptic, a. pertaining to rearing of young … Dictionary of difficult words
