geophagy

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  • n.

    食土的习俗,食土癖;

  • 英英释义

    geophagy[ dʒi'ɔfədʒi ]

    • n.eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency

      同义词:geophagiapica

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    权威例句

    GEOPHAGY
    Geophagy
    Geophagy
    Geophagy in New Guinea birds
    Geophagy among primates: adaptive significance and ecological consequences
    Geophagy in Africa and in the United States: A Culture-Nutrition Hypothesis
    Geophagy as a risk factor for geohelminth infections: a longitudinal study of Kenyan primary schoolchildren.
    Geophagy (soil-eating) in relation to anemia and helminth infection among HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania.
    Detoxification and mineral supplementation as functions of geophagy
    Biochemical Functions of Geophagy in Parrots: Detoxification of Dietary Toxins and Cytoprotective Effects