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allotriophagy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-lotrio-phagy
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλλότρῐος (allótrĭos, “foreign, strange”) + -phagy.

Usage

Derived Forms

allotriophage allotriophagic

Synonyms

pica parorexia

Questions

What does allotriophagy mean?
Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm.
Where does allotriophagy come from?
From Ancient Greek ἀλλότρῐος (allótrĭos, “foreign, strange”) + -phagy.

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