polyphagia

pol·y·pha·gi·a  (pl-fj-, -j) also po·lyph·a·gy (p-lf-j)

n.

1. An excessive or pathological desire to eat.

2. Zoology The habit of feeding on many different kinds of food.

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poly·phagi·an adj.

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polyphagia, polyphagy

1. a desire for all kinds of food.
2. Med. excessive or gluttonous consumption of food. — polyphagian, n. — polyphagic, polyphagous, adj.

See also: Food and Nutrition

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Pathology. excessive appetite or excessive eating.

See also: Disease and Illness

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the tendency to eat a wide variety of food. — polyphagist, n. — polyphagic, adj.

See also: Biology