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allotriophagy

allotriophagy noun: having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm.

Noun

allotriophagy (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm.
    Synonyms:
    pica, parorexia

Synonyms of allotriophagy

Origin of allotriophagy

From Ancient Greek ἀλλότρῐος (allótrĭos, “foreign, strange”) + -phagy.

Words formed from allotriophagy

  • allotriophage
  • allotriophagic

Questions about allotriophagy

What does allotriophagy mean?
Allotriophagy means having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm.
What part of speech is allotriophagy?
Allotriophagy is a noun.

Words near allotriophagy in the dictionary

  1. allotriocarid
  2. allotriomorph
  3. allotriomorphic
  4. allotriomorphically
  5. allotriomorphs
  6. allotriophagy
  7. allotrious
  8. allotriploid
  9. allotriploids
  10. allotrope
  11. allotropes

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