pedophagy

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pedophagy

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From pedo- (“child”) + -phagy.

noun

uncountable The eating of children. Even feeding them to their own father is not enough; Atreus complains that he really ought to have planned better and made sure Thyestes knew what he was eating. The ultimate audience for the pedophagy is Thyestes himself.

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"pedophagy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pedophagy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pedophagy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pedophagy

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"pedophagy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pedophagy.

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@misc{pedophagy_2026,
  title = {pedophagy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pedophagy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}