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geophagy
[ jee-of-uh-jee ]
noun
- the practice of eating earthy matter, especially clay or chalk, as in famine-stricken areas.
geophagy
/ dʒɪˈɒfəɡəs; ˌdʒɪəˈfeɪdʒə; dʒɪˈɒfədʒɪ; dʒɪˈɒfədʒɪzəm; -dʒɪə /
noun
- the practice of eating earth, clay, chalk, etc, found in some primitive tribes
- zoology the habit of some animals, esp earthworms, of eating soil
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Derived Forms
- geˈophagist, noun
- geophagous, adjective
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Other Words From
- ge·opha·gist noun
- ge·oph·a·gous [jee-, of, -, uh, -g, uh, s], adjective
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Example Sentences
The Whites settled in South America are likewise addicted to geophagy.
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