英语词汇“geophagy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

geophagy

/dʒɪˈɒfədʒi

noun [mass noun]

The practice in some tribal societies of eating earth.For many years, parrots and macaws had been observed on the river banks in the Amazonian forests of Peru biting off and swallowing chunks of orange clay - a practice known as geophagy....

Howler monkeys are well known to engage in geophagy, or earth eating, though the reason they do it remains unclear.
Mineral supplementation is usually postulated as the purpose of this behavior, and most geophagy by G. agassizii is on calcium-rich substrates by adult females.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from geo- 'earth' + Greek phagia 'eating, feeding' (from phagein 'eat').

单词	geophagy
释义	geophagy /dʒɪˈɒfədʒi / noun [mass noun] The practice in some tribal societies of eating earth.For many years, parrots and macaws had been observed on the river banks in the Amazonian forests of Peru biting off and swallowing chunks of orange clay - a practice known as geophagy.... Howler monkeys are well known to engage in geophagy, or earth eating, though the reason they do it remains unclear. Mineral supplementation is usually postulated as the purpose of this behavior, and most geophagy by G. agassizii is on calcium-rich substrates by adult females. Origin Mid 19th century: from geo- 'earth' + Greek phagia 'eating, feeding' (from phagein 'eat').
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