- Geophagism
- Geophagism \Ge*oph"a*gism\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, earth + ? to eat.] The act or habit of eating earth. See {Dirt eating}, under {Dirt}. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Geophagism
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geophagism — See geophagy. * * * … Universalium
geophagism — ge·oph·a·gism jē äf ə .jiz əm n GEOPHAGY * * * ge·oph·a·gism (je ofґə jiz əm) geophagia … Medical dictionary
geophagism — n. practice of eating dirt or clay (in times of famine or as a symptom of a mental illness) … English contemporary dictionary
geophagism — ge·oph·a·gism … English syllables
geophagism — /dʒiˈɒfədʒɪzəm/ (say jee ofuhjizuhm) noun the practice of eating earth or substances found in the earth, as clay, chalk, etc. Also, geophagy. {see geo , phagy, ism} –geophagous /dʒiˈɒfəgəs/ (say jee ofuhguhs), adjective –geophagist /dʒiˈɒfə …
geophagism — jēˈäfəˌjizəm noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ge + Greek phagein to eat + International Scientific Vocabulary ism more at baksheesh : geophagy … Useful english dictionary
geophagia, geophagism, geophagy — The practice of eating dirt or clay. SYN: dirt eating. [geo + G. phago, to eat] … Medical dictionary
Dirt — (d[ e]rt), n. [OE. drit; kin to Icel. drit excrement, dr[=i]ta to dung, OD. drijten to dung, AS. gedr[=i]tan.] 1. Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean; earth; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dirt bed — Dirt Dirt (d[ e]rt), n. [OE. drit; kin to Icel. drit excrement, dr[=i]ta to dung, OD. drijten to dung, AS. gedr[=i]tan.] 1. Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dirt eating — Dirt Dirt (d[ e]rt), n. [OE. drit; kin to Icel. drit excrement, dr[=i]ta to dung, OD. drijten to dung, AS. gedr[=i]tan.] 1. Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
