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Geophagia (/ˌdʒiːəˈfeɪdʒ(i)ə/), also
known as
geophagy (/dʒiˈɒfədʒi/), is the
intentional practice of
consuming earth or soil-like
substances such as...
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Dermatophagia (skin)
Emetophagia (vomit)
Geomelophagia (raw potatoes)
Geophagia (earth, soil, sand, clay, chalk)
Hematophagia (vampirism) (blood) Hyalophagia...
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moving minerals up the food chain.
Larger organisms may also
consume soil (
geophagia) or use
mineral resources such as salt
licks to
obtain minerals. Finally...
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African countries for pleasure, and by
pregnant women as a cure for nausea.
Geophagia is the
practice of
eating the earth,
including soil and chalk. This practice...
- matter: Coprophage:
eating faeces Detritivore:
eating decomposing material Geophagia:
eating inorganic earth Osteophage:
eating bones Saprophage:
eating decaying...
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Myzocytosis Others Microbivory Bacterivore Fungivore Coprophagia Detritivore Geophagia Omnivore Planktivore Saprophagy Xenophagy Lithotroph Plastivore Pica Methods...
- with a
pungent aftertaste of dirt that
lingers for hours.
Ersatz good
Geophagia –
Practice of
eating earth or soil-like
substrates Mud pie Pica Sawdust...
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Myzocytosis Others Microbivory Bacterivore Fungivore Coprophagia Detritivore Geophagia Omnivore Planktivore Saprophagy Xenophagy Lithotroph Plastivore Pica Methods...
- that has been
prepared in the
presence of
fecal matter;
eating soil (
geophagia);
disease vectors, like houseflies,
spreading contamination from inadequate...
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Myzocytosis Others Microbivory Bacterivore Fungivore Coprophagia Detritivore Geophagia Omnivore Planktivore Saprophagy Xenophagy Lithotroph Plastivore Pica Methods...
