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polyphagy

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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.

poly·phagi·an adj.

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
Pathology. excessive appetite or excessive eating.
See also: Disease and Illness
the tendency to eat a wide variety of food. — polyphagist, n.polyphagic, adj.
See also: Biology


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