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encephalophagy

encephalophagy noun: the custom of eating brains as food.

Noun

encephalophagy (uncountable)

  1. The custom of eating brains as food.
    • Therefore, by brain-eating in this article is meant cannibalistic encephalophagy, in other words consuming the brain of fellow men.1972, Archæology & Physical Anthropology in Oceania, University of Sydney
    Synonyms:
    cerebrophagy

Synonyms of encephalophagy

Origin of encephalophagy

From encephalo- + -phagy.

Questions about encephalophagy

What does encephalophagy mean?
Encephalophagy means the custom of eating brains as food.
What part of speech is encephalophagy?
Encephalophagy is a noun.

Words near encephalophagy in the dictionary

  1. encephalopathic
  2. encephalopathical
  3. encephalopathies
  4. encephalopathogenic
  5. encephalopathy
  6. encephalophagy
  7. encephalophone
  8. encephalophones
  9. encephalopsin
  10. encephalopsins
  11. encephalopuncture

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