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rhypophagy

rhypophagy noun: the feeding on filth.

Noun

rhypophagy (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The feeding on filth

Origin of rhypophagy

From Ancient Greek ῥύπος (rhúpos, “filth”) and the suffix -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”) See also suffix -phagy.

Questions about rhypophagy

What does rhypophagy mean?
Rhypophagy means the feeding on filth.
What part of speech is rhypophagy?
Rhypophagy is a noun.

Words near rhypophagy in the dictionary

  1. rhyparographs
  2. rhyparography
  3. rhyphid
  4. rhyphids
  5. rhypography
  6. rhypophagy
  7. rhypophobia
  8. Rhys
  9. Rhyses
  10. rhysimeter
  11. rhysimeters

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