geophagy

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English - Turkish
(Tıp) Toprak yeme itiyadı, jeofaji
toprak yeme alışkanlığ
English - English
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
geophagy

    Hyphenation

    ge·oph·a·gy

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

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