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entomophagy

UK/ɛntəˈmɒfəd͡ʒi/US/ɛntəˈmɑfəd͡ʒi/

entomophagy noun: the eating of insects.

Noun

entomophagy (uncountable)

  1. The eating of insects.
    • Despite our cultural distaste for entomophagy, in recent years the idea that we should eat bugs has been gaining currency.2008, Tim Dowling, The Guardian, G2, 17 Jan 2008, p. 3
    Synonyms:
    entomophagia

entomophagy meaning in Tamil and Bengali

entomophagy in Tamil

பூச்சியுண்ணல்

entomophagy in Bengali

পতঙ্গ ভক্ষণ

Synonyms of entomophagy

Origin of entomophagy

From entomo- + -phagy.

Questions about entomophagy

What does entomophagy mean?
Entomophagy means the eating of insects.
What is entomophagy in Tamil?
Entomophagy in Tamil is பூச்சியுண்ணல். See Entomophagy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is entomophagy?
Entomophagy is a noun.
How do you pronounce entomophagy?
Entomophagy is pronounced /ɛntəˈmɒfəd͡ʒi/ (UK).

Words near entomophagy in the dictionary

  1. entomophagan
  2. entomophagans
  3. entomophagia
  4. entomophagic
  5. entomophagous
  6. entomophagy
  7. entomophile
  8. entomophiles
  9. entomophilia
  10. entomophilic
  11. entomophilous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: entomophagy (page history and authors); entomophagy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); entomophagy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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