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omophagia definition

omo·pha·gia (ō′mō fā′jē ə, -fā′jə)

noun

the eating of raw flesh

Etymology: Gr ōmophagia < ōmos, raw (< IE base *om-, raw, bitter > L amarus, bitter) + phagein, to eat: see -phagous

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