omophagia

American

[oh-muh-fey-juh, -jee-uh] / ˌoʊ məˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə /

noun

the eating of raw food, especially raw meat.

omophagia British

/ ˌəʊməˈfædʒɪk, əʊˈmɒfədʒɪ, əʊˈmɒfəɡəs, ˌəʊməˈfeɪdʒɪə /

noun

the eating of raw food, esp meat

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Other Word Forms

omophagic adjective
omophagist noun
omophagous adjective

Etymology

Origin of omophagia

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek ōmophagía, equivalent to ōmó ( s ) raw + -phagia -phagy

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There was a word for it in Greek: omophagia.

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