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geophagism

geophagism noun: the act or habit of eating earth.

Noun

geophagism (uncountable)

  1. The act or habit of eating earth.

Origin of geophagism

From geo- + -phagism.

Questions about geophagism

What does geophagism mean?
Geophagism means the act or habit of eating earth.
What part of speech is geophagism?
Geophagism is a noun.

Words near geophagism in the dictionary

  1. geophagic
  2. geophagin
  3. geophagine
  4. geophagines
  5. geophagins
  6. geophagism
  7. geophagist
  8. geophagists
  9. geophagous
  10. geophagy
  11. geophase

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