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polyphagia definition

poly·pha·gia (päl′i fā′jə, -jē ə)

noun

  1. excessive desire for food
  2. the eating of or subsistence on many kinds of food

Etymology: ModL < Gr < poly-, poly- + phagein, to eat: see -phagous

Related Forms:

  • polyphagous po·lyph′a·gous (pə lif′ə gəs) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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