xerophagy
American
[zi-rof-uh-jee]
/ zɪˈrɒf ə dʒi /
Also
xerophagia
noun
xerophagies
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of xerophagy
1650–60; < Late Latin xerophagia < Greek xērophagía, derivative of xērophageîn to eat dry food. See xero-, -phagy
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