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manducation

noun
man·​du·​ca·​tion
plural -s

Definition of manducation 

1a obsolete : the taking of food : eating

b : communion sense 2c

2 : the act of chewing —now used chiefly of invertebrate animals

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History and Etymology for manducation

Late Latin manducation-, manducatio, from Latin manducatus + -ion-, -io -ion

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