Geophagy

Language: English

Pronunciation: geo-phagy

Part of Speech: noun

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The practice of eating earthy substances such as clay and chalk, often thought to augment a mineral-deficient diet.

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

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