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2024
geophagy
geophagy
English
Noun
geophagy
(
uncountable
)
The practice of eating earthy substances such as
clay
and
chalk
, often thought to augment a mineral-deficient diet.
See also
pica
Etymology
From
geo-
+
-phagy
.
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