Definition of geophagy in English:

geophagy

noun dʒɪˈɒfədʒidʒiˈɑfədʒi

mass noun

The practice in some tribal societies of eating earth.
（某些部落社会的）食土行为，食土癖
Example sentencesExamples
- The following quotation serves both to illustrate his main point, that geophagy has been widespread, and to exhibit the pleasant style in which he wrote.
- Mineral supplementation is usually postulated as the purpose of this behavior, and most geophagy by G. agassizii is on calcium-rich substrates by adult females.
- Howler monkeys are well known to engage in geophagy, or earth eating, though the reason they do it remains unclear.
- It may explain, for example, occurrence of geophagy in parrots, which consume large quantities of secondary metabolites in fruits and seeds.
- For many years, parrots and macaws had been observed on the river banks in the Amazonian forests of Peru biting off and swallowing chunks of orange clay - a practice known as geophagy.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from geo- 'earth' + Greek phagia 'eating, feeding' (from phagein 'eat').

Definition of geophagy in US English:

geophagy

nounjēˈäfəjēdʒiˈɑfədʒi

The practice of eating earth, especially chalk or clay in famine-stricken regions.
Example sentencesExamples
- Howler monkeys are well known to engage in geophagy, or earth eating, though the reason they do it remains unclear.
- The following quotation serves both to illustrate his main point, that geophagy has been widespread, and to exhibit the pleasant style in which he wrote.
- It may explain, for example, occurrence of geophagy in parrots, which consume large quantities of secondary metabolites in fruits and seeds.
- Mineral supplementation is usually postulated as the purpose of this behavior, and most geophagy by G. agassizii is on calcium-rich substrates by adult females.
- For many years, parrots and macaws had been observed on the river banks in the Amazonian forests of Peru biting off and swallowing chunks of orange clay - a practice known as geophagy.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from geo- ‘earth’ + Greek phagia ‘eating, feeding’ (from phagein ‘eat’).

单词	geophagy
释义	Definition of geophagy in English: geophagy noun dʒɪˈɒfədʒidʒiˈɑfədʒi mass noun The practice in some tribal societies of eating earth. （某些部落社会的）食土行为，食土癖 Example sentencesExamples The following quotation serves both to illustrate his main point, that geophagy has been widespread, and to exhibit the pleasant style in which he wrote. Mineral supplementation is usually postulated as the purpose of this behavior, and most geophagy by G. agassizii is on calcium-rich substrates by adult females. Howler monkeys are well known to engage in geophagy, or earth eating, though the reason they do it remains unclear. It may explain, for example, occurrence of geophagy in parrots, which consume large quantities of secondary metabolites in fruits and seeds. For many years, parrots and macaws had been observed on the river banks in the Amazonian forests of Peru biting off and swallowing chunks of orange clay - a practice known as geophagy. Origin Mid 19th century: from geo- 'earth' + Greek phagia 'eating, feeding' (from phagein 'eat'). Definition of geophagy in US English: geophagy nounjēˈäfəjēdʒiˈɑfədʒi The practice of eating earth, especially chalk or clay in famine-stricken regions. Example sentencesExamples Howler monkeys are well known to engage in geophagy, or earth eating, though the reason they do it remains unclear. The following quotation serves both to illustrate his main point, that geophagy has been widespread, and to exhibit the pleasant style in which he wrote. It may explain, for example, occurrence of geophagy in parrots, which consume large quantities of secondary metabolites in fruits and seeds. Mineral supplementation is usually postulated as the purpose of this behavior, and most geophagy by G. agassizii is on calcium-rich substrates by adult females. For many years, parrots and macaws had been observed on the river banks in the Amazonian forests of Peru biting off and swallowing chunks of orange clay - a practice known as geophagy. Origin Mid 19th century: from geo- ‘earth’ + Greek phagia ‘eating, feeding’ (from phagein ‘eat’).
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