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lycorexia

lycorexia noun: constant, excessive hunger.

Noun

lycorexia (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Constant, excessive hunger.
    Synonyms:
    cynorexia

Synonyms of lycorexia

Origin of lycorexia

From lyc- + -orexia.

Questions about lycorexia

What does lycorexia mean?
Lycorexia means constant, excessive hunger.
What part of speech is lycorexia?
Lycorexia is a noun.

Words near lycorexia in the dictionary

  1. lycopsid
  2. lycopsids
  3. Lycorea
  4. Lycoreia
  5. Lycoreus
  6. lycorexia
  7. lycoricidine
  8. lycorine
  9. lycoris
  10. lycorises
  11. lycosid

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