geophagia
Consumption of clay, chalk or dirtConsumption of clay, chalk or dirt.
/d͡ʒiəˈfeɪdʒə/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Consumption of clay, chalk or dirt.
More definitions
- eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior
Origin
From geo- + -phagia.From geo- + -phagia.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable