geophagy
英 [dʒi:'ɒfədʒɪ] 美 [dʒi'ɒfədʒɪ]

n.

食土的习俗，食土癖；

英英释义

geophagy[ dʒi'ɔfədʒi ]

• n.eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency

  同义词：geophagiapica

权威例句

GEOPHAGY
Geophagy
Geophagy
Geophagy in New Guinea birds
Geophagy among primates: adaptive significance and ecological consequences
Geophagy in Africa and in the United States: A Culture-Nutrition Hypothesis
Geophagy as a risk factor for geohelminth infections: a longitudinal study of Kenyan primary schoolchildren.
Geophagy (soil-eating) in relation to anemia and helminth infection among HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania.
Detoxification and mineral supplementation as functions of geophagy
Biochemical Functions of Geophagy in Parrots: Detoxification of Dietary Toxins and Cytoprotective Effects