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tecnophagy

tecnophagy noun: the eating of one's own children.

Noun

tecnophagy (uncountable)

  1. The eating of one's own children.
    • […] tecnophagy is, in terms of mythical precedent, masculine behaviour: Cronos devours his children; Thyestes and Tereus eat their sons, albeit unknowingly. I have not been able to find any instances of mothers eating their children […]2007, Ramus: Critical Studies in Greek and Roman Literature, page 134

Origin of tecnophagy

From tecno- + -phagy.

Questions about tecnophagy

What does tecnophagy mean?
Tecnophagy means the eating of one's own children.
What part of speech is tecnophagy?
Tecnophagy is a noun.

Words near tecnophagy in the dictionary

  1. tecnomorph
  2. tecnomorphic
  3. tecnomorphs
  4. tecnonym
  5. tecnonyms
  6. tecnophagy
  7. Teco
  8. Tecoantepeque
  9. Tecoluca
  10. Tecoma
  11. tecomaquinone

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