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

WORD FAMILY

geophagy

USAGE EXAMPLES

Eating large amounts of dirt is called soil pica, or geophagy.

New York Times(Oct 26, 2015)

Eating earth, which scientists call "geophagy", is a known habit among chimpanzees as well as other animals.

BBC(Jul 29, 2015)

Geophagy—snacking on small amounts of dirt—is a common practice in some regions.

Scientific American(May 26, 2015)

n eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior

Syn|Hyper

geophagia

pica

an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently

单词	geophagy
释义	geophagy (once / 3939771 pages) n WORD FAMILY geophagy USAGE EXAMPLES Eating large amounts of dirt is called soil pica, or geophagy. New York Times(Oct 26, 2015) Eating earth, which scientists call "geophagy", is a known habit among chimpanzees as well as other animals. BBC(Jul 29, 2015) Geophagy—snacking on small amounts of dirt—is a common practice in some regions. Scientific American(May 26, 2015) n eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior Syn\|Hyper geophagia pica an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
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