trophalaxis
n.,
pl. 3lax$es# 73cz#8 5ModL < Gr trophc, nourishment (see fol.) + allaxis, barter < allassein, to exchange < allos, other: see ELSE6 the exchange of regurgitated food, glandular secretions, etc. among members of a colony of social insects
troph#al[lac4tic 73lak4tik8
adj.