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Synonyms for geophagy

Most common

pica chthonophagia geophagia

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

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

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
geophagysteady
picafalling
geophagiarising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
pica2
9 letters
geophagia
13 letters
chthonophagia

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pica2 = 2 syllables).