chthonophagia

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Definition of chthonophagia word

noun chthonophagia (disease) A disease characterized by the impulsive consumption of dirt, observed in some parts of the southern United States as well as the West Indies. 1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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