trophallaxis
noun
troph·al·lax·is ˌtrō-fə-ˈlak-səs 
: exchange of food (as from special glands) between social insects (such as ants or termites)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The researchers trained the computer to identify a behavior called trophallaxis, in which honey bees feed their fellow workers by regurgitating food from a pouch called a crop. 
Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 28 Apr. 2020
Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 28 Apr. 2020 Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from troph- + Greek allaxis exchange, from allassein to change, exchange, from allos other — more at else
First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined above
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