Definition of Geophagia. Meaning of Geophagia. Synonyms of Geophagia

- Geophagia (/ˌdʒiːəˈfeɪdʒ(i)ə/), also known as geophagy (/dʒiˈɒfədʒi/), is the intentional practice of consuming earth or soil-like substances such as...
- Dermatophagia (skin) Emetophagia (vomit) Geomelophagia (raw potatoes) Geophagia (earth, soil, sand, clay, chalk) Hematophagia (vampirism) (blood) Hyalophagia...
- 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...
- was a decisive factor in the infamous Battle of P****chendaele in 1917. Geophagia is the practice of eating earth or soil-like substances, also known as...
- additives Clay pit – Open-pit mining for the extraction of clay minerals Geophagia – Practice of eating earth or soil-like substrates Graham Cairns-Smith –...
- Myzocytosis Others Microbivory Bacterivore Fungivore Coprophagia Detritivore Geophagia Omnivore Planktivore Saprophagy Xenophagy Lithotroph Plastivore Pica Methods...
- matter: Coprophage: eating faeces Detritivore: eating decomposing material Geophagia: eating inorganic earth Osteophage: eating bones Saprophage: eating decaying...
- 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...
- 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...
- Myzocytosis Others Microbivory Bacterivore Fungivore Coprophagia Detritivore Geophagia Omnivore Planktivore Saprophagy Xenophagy Lithotroph Plastivore Pica Methods...