geophagy

English - Turkish

Definition of geophagy in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) Toprak yeme itiyadı, jeofaji

toprak yeme alışkanlığ

English - English

Definition of geophagy in English English dictionary

The practice of eating earthy substances such as clay and chalk, often thought to augment a mineral-deficient diet

The act of eating dirt or clay

{i} practice of eating dirt or clay (in times of famine or as a symptom of a mental illness)

eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency

Hyphenation

ge·oph·a·gy

Etymology

() From geo- (earth) and the suffix -phagy (to feed on)