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English
Etymology
From allotrio- (“foreign, strange”) + -phagy; from Ancient Greek ἀλλότρῐος (allótrios, “foreign, strange”) and the suffix -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).
Noun
allotriophagy (uncountable)
- (rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm.
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References
- "allotriophagy" at The Phrontistery: A Dictionary of Obscure Words.
- "allotriophagy" at American Illustrated Medical Dictionary, By William Alexander Newman Dorland, 4th Edition (W.B. Saunders, 1922).