Associations to the word «Geophagy»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

GEOPHAGY, noun. Eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche