Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geophagism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
geophag-ism
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or habit of eating earth.

Uncountable

Etymology

From geo- + -phagism.

Usage

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Questions

What does geophagism mean?
The act or habit of eating earth.
Where does geophagism come from?
From geo- + -phagism.

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