polyphagian.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈfeɪdʒ(ɪ)ə/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈfeɪdʒ(i)ə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin polyphagia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin polyphagia eating to excess (a1536 in Erasmus) < poly- poly- comb. form + -phagia -phagia comb. form. Compare Italian polifagia (a1686), Spanish polifagia (1490). Compare polyphagy n.

1. Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Excessive eating or appetite, esp. as a sign or symptom of disease; hyperphagia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [noun] > greediness or voracity

yevernesseOE

greediness1426

wantonness1448

voracity1526

ravenousness1564

gulf1566

wolf1576

swallow1592

canine appetite1609

ravenage1673

polyphagia1693

voraciousness1710

hyperphagia1941

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered nutrition > [noun] > excessive hunger

bulimiaa1398

dog's hunger1592

dogged hunger1599

dog hunger1605

canine appetite1609

dog appetite1615

doggish appetitea1620

ox-hunger1623

polyphagia1693

adephagia1753

polyphagy1802

hyperphagia1941

1693 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. (ed. 2) 167 Polyphagia, the taking much Aliment.

1881 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 474 The polyphagia which attends diabetes thus becomes a cause of dilatation.

1946 Nature 28 Sept. 454/1 Such animals [sc. diabetic rabbits]..exhibited classical symptoms of diabetes mellitus—hyperglycæmia, glycosuria, polyuria, polyphagia.

1967 Jrnl. Pediatrics 70 915 (title) Defective thirst mechanism secondary to a hypothalamic lesion: studies in a child with adipsia, polyphagia, obesity, and persistent hyperosmolality.

1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. lxxxvi. 481 In some thyrotoxic cats, along with severe weight loss and polyphagia, feces are soft, voluminous, and steatorrheic.

2. Zoology. = polyphagy n. 2. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by eating habits > eating habits > [noun] > eating a variety of foods

polyphagia1890

polyphagy1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Polyphagia. 2. Same as polyphagy.

1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. xix. 337 The categories which have been recognised must remain fluid because of the marked tendency of cavernicoles towards polyphagia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polyphagia
释义	polyphagian. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈfeɪdʒ(ɪ)ə/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈfeɪdʒ(i)ə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin polyphagia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin polyphagia eating to excess (a1536 in Erasmus) < poly- poly- comb. form + -phagia -phagia comb. form. Compare Italian polifagia (a1686), Spanish polifagia (1490). Compare polyphagy n. 1. Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Excessive eating or appetite, esp. as a sign or symptom of disease; hyperphagia. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [noun] > greediness or voracity yevernesseOE greediness1426 wantonness1448 voracity1526 ravenousness1564 gulf1566 wolf1576 swallow1592 canine appetite1609 ravenage1673 polyphagia1693 voraciousness1710 hyperphagia1941 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered nutrition > [noun] > excessive hunger bulimiaa1398 dog's hunger1592 dogged hunger1599 dog hunger1605 canine appetite1609 dog appetite1615 doggish appetitea1620 ox-hunger1623 polyphagia1693 adephagia1753 polyphagy1802 hyperphagia1941 1693 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. (ed. 2) 167 Polyphagia, the taking much Aliment. 1881 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 474 The polyphagia which attends diabetes thus becomes a cause of dilatation. 1946 Nature 28 Sept. 454/1 Such animals [sc. diabetic rabbits]..exhibited classical symptoms of diabetes mellitus—hyperglycæmia, glycosuria, polyuria, polyphagia. 1967 Jrnl. Pediatrics 70 915 (title) Defective thirst mechanism secondary to a hypothalamic lesion: studies in a child with adipsia, polyphagia, obesity, and persistent hyperosmolality. 1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. lxxxvi. 481 In some thyrotoxic cats, along with severe weight loss and polyphagia, feces are soft, voluminous, and steatorrheic. 2. Zoology. = polyphagy n. 2. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > eating habits > [noun] > eating a variety of foods polyphagia1890 polyphagy1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Polyphagia. 2. Same as polyphagy. 1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. xix. 337 The categories which have been recognised must remain fluid because of the marked tendency of cavernicoles towards polyphagia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1693
随便看	disconnectedness disconnectednesses disconnecter disconnecters disconnecting disconnecting engine disconnection disconnections disconnective disconnectiveness disconnector disconnects disconscient disconsecrate disconsent disconsented disconsenting disconsents disconsider disconsideration disconsolacy disconsolance disconsolancy disconsolate disconsolated