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carphologia

carphologia noun: picking at bedding and clothing, or at the lips, or of perceived invisible objects.

Noun

carphologia

  1. (rare) Picking at bedding and clothing, or at the lips, or of perceived invisible objects.
    Synonyms:
    floccillation

Synonyms of carphologia

Forms of carphologia

alternative formcarphology

Origin of carphologia

From Ancient Greek καρφολογία (karphología), from κάρφος (kárphos, “dry small thing”).

Questions about carphologia

What does carphologia mean?
Carphologia means picking at bedding and clothing, or at the lips, or of perceived invisible objects.
What part of speech is carphologia?
Carphologia is a noun.

Words near carphologia in the dictionary

  1. carpetwork
  2. carpgrass
  3. carphenazine
  4. carpholite
  5. carpholites
  6. carphologia
  7. carphology
  8. carphone
  9. carphones
  10. carphophiine
  11. carphophiines

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