chthonophagia

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chthonophagia

/ˌθɑn.oʊˈfeɪ.d͡ʒi.ə/ US

noun

uncountable A disease characterized by the impulsive consumption of dirt, observed in some parts of the southern United States as well as the West Indies.
Similar: chthonophagy, geophagia, geophagy, pica

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@misc{chthonophagia_2026,
  title = {chthonophagia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chthonophagia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}