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polyphagia

American  
[pol-ee-fey-jee-uh, -juh] / ˌpɒl iˈfeɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun

  1. Pathology. excessive desire to eat.

  2. Zoology. the habit of subsisting on many different kinds of food.

polyphagia British  
/ ˌpɒlɪˈfeɪdʒə, pəˈlɪfəɡəs /

noun

    1. an abnormal desire to consume excessive amounts of food, esp as the result of a neurological disorder

    2. an insatiable appetite

  2. the habit of certain animals, esp certain insects, of feeding on many different types of food

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Origin of polyphagia

1685–95; < New Latin < Greek polyphagía; see poly-, -phagy

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