spermatophagy

— Spermiophagy and spermatophagy are produced in the female genital tract and male excretory duct system. In women, phagocytosis of spermatozoa is carried out by follicle cells, […]

— Spermatophagy, a rare habit of feeding on seeds or the outer layers of a fruit, is typified by species in the scolytid genus Poecilips (Coccotrypes).

— It should then come as no surprise that, prior to his revelations on spermatophagy, Le Clément could have been a very prominent figure on both. At the same time, the idea of spermatophagy, wherever it was coming from, was as radical departure from the kind of arguments advanced in those circles, and, but for a few interesting exceptions, led to a general condemnation of Le Clément and the end of his personal career as a public figure. It just went too far.