geophagia
noun
- Definition
- eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior
- Example
- He tried to understand the true meaning of 'geophagia'.
- Synonyms
- geophagy
- Etymology
- No etymology available.
Quick Facts
Palindrome
No
Compound Word
No
Proper Noun
No
Rare
No
Archaic
No
Obsolete
No
Slang
No
Vowels
5
Consonants
4
Length
9