Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Oligophagy

👉 Oligophagy is a type of engulfment process in which a single cell, typically an amoeba or bacterium, ingests a large number of smaller organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, through its digestive cells. This type of engulfment is often referred to as "oligophagia" because it involves the ingestion of multiple small organisms at once. Oligophagy is characterized by a rapid and coordinated movement of the engulfed organism's cells around the cell nucleus, which

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