fam·ine 
(fămĭn)
(fămĭn)n.
1. A drastic, wide-reaching food shortage.
2. A drastic shortage; a dearth.
3. Severe hunger; starvation.
4. Archaic Extreme appetite.
[Middle English, from Old French, from faim, hunger, from Latin famēs.]
- allopatric
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- allopolyploidy
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- all-or-nothing
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- allotrope
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