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

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