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Meaning of geophagy in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /dʒiˈɑfədʒi/

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  1. Noun

    geophagy

    Etymology

    mid 19th century: from geo-‘earth’ + Greek phagia‘eating, feeding’ (from phagein‘eat’)

    Definitions

    1. eating earth or clay or chalk

    Examples

    • « occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency »

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