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n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] The eating of human flesh; cannibalism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; self + &unr_; to eat. ] (Med.) The feeding of the body upon itself, as in fasting; nutrition by consumption of one's own tissues. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. chthonophagia; Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, earth + &unr_; to eat. ] A disease characterized by an irresistible desire to eat earth, observed in some parts of the southern United States, the West Indies, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. dysphagia, fr. Gr. dys- ill, hard + &unr_; to eat. ] (Med.) Difficulty in swallowing, or inability to swallow.
Syn. -- aglutition. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. hippophagie. ] The act or practice of feeding on horseflesh. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ichqyofagi`a: cf. F. ichthyophagie. ] The practice of eating, or living upon, fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. pantofagi`a. ] The habit or power of eating all kinds of food. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The eating of plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The practice or faculty of subsisting on many kinds of food. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. sarkofagi`a. See Sarcophagus. ] The practice of eating flesh. [ 1913 Webster ]