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geophagist

geophagist noun: one who eats earth or earthlike substances.

Noun

geophagist (plural geophagists)

  1. One who eats earth or earthlike substances.
    • Should chance so determine, it is finally transferred to the human alimentary canal, either in muddy drinking-water, or in the mud or dirt adhering to the hands or the food dishes of the agriculturist, the brick-maker, or other operative engaged in handling the soil; or, it may be, in earth...1919, Patrick Manson, Tropical Diseases, Chapter 45

Forms of geophagist

pluralgeophagists

Origin of geophagist

From geo- + -phagist.

Questions about geophagist

What does geophagist mean?
Geophagist means one who eats earth or earthlike substances.
What part of speech is geophagist?
Geophagist is a noun.
What is the plural of geophagist?
The plural of geophagist is geophagists.

Words near geophagist in the dictionary

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

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