Definition of Chthonaphagia
{ ||Chthon`o*pha"gi*a (?), Chtho*noph"a*gy
(?), } n. [NL. chthonophagia; Gr. &?;,
&?;, earth + &?; 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- disease characterized by the impulsive consumption of dirt, observed in some parts of the southern United States as well as the West Indies
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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