polyphagyn.

Brit.

/pəˈlɪfədʒi/, U.S.

/pəˈlɪfədʒi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: poly- comb. form, -phagy comb. form.

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + -phagy comb. form, after post-classical Latin polyphagia polyphagia n. Compare French polyphagie (1803). Compare earlier polyphagia n. and monophagy n. 1b.

1. Medicine. = polyphagia n. 1. rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

1802 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 8 285 Percy..concludes from the numerous examples of Polyphagy which he has collected, that the unhappy subjects of it most frequently find the end of their miseries in death before the age of forty years.

1936 Internat. Jrnl. Psychoanal. 17 43 I had opportunities for observing the different modes and forms assumed by these attacks of polyphagy.

1994 Cell Calcium 16 81 Rats injected with streptozotocin exerted [sic] the characteristics of diabetes such as polyuria, polydipsy, polyphagy and elevated blood glucose levels.

2. Zoology. The habit of feeding on a variety of different foods; polyphagous character.

ΘΚΠ

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

polyphagia1890

polyphagy1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Polyphagy, the habit or practice of subsisting on many different kinds of food.

1907 W. R. Fisher Schlich's Man. Forestry (ed. 2) IV. iv. 158 Observations are not yet complete regarding the monophagy, or polyphagy of certain insects.

1950 New Biol. 8 64 Predaceous insects, spiders, birds and so on, exhibiting various degrees of polyphagy (i.e. eating more than one kind of food) usually come into the picture.

2000 Functional Ecol. 14 636/1 This exceptional polyphagy may require an ability to eat a wide range of particle sizes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polyphagy
释义	polyphagyn. Brit. /pəˈlɪfədʒi/, U.S. /pəˈlɪfədʒi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: poly- comb. form, -phagy comb. form. Etymology: < poly- comb. form + -phagy comb. form, after post-classical Latin polyphagia polyphagia n. Compare French polyphagie (1803). Compare earlier polyphagia n. and monophagy n. 1b. 1. Medicine. = polyphagia n. 1. rare. ΘΚΠ 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 1802 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 8 285 Percy..concludes from the numerous examples of Polyphagy which he has collected, that the unhappy subjects of it most frequently find the end of their miseries in death before the age of forty years. 1936 Internat. Jrnl. Psychoanal. 17 43 I had opportunities for observing the different modes and forms assumed by these attacks of polyphagy. 1994 Cell Calcium 16 81 Rats injected with streptozotocin exerted [sic] the characteristics of diabetes such as polyuria, polydipsy, polyphagy and elevated blood glucose levels. 2. Zoology. The habit of feeding on a variety of different foods; polyphagous character. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > eating habits > [noun] > eating a variety of foods polyphagia1890 polyphagy1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Polyphagy, the habit or practice of subsisting on many different kinds of food. 1907 W. R. Fisher Schlich's Man. Forestry (ed. 2) IV. iv. 158 Observations are not yet complete regarding the monophagy, or polyphagy of certain insects. 1950 New Biol. 8 64 Predaceous insects, spiders, birds and so on, exhibiting various degrees of polyphagy (i.e. eating more than one kind of food) usually come into the picture. 2000 Functional Ecol. 14 636/1 This exceptional polyphagy may require an ability to eat a wide range of particle sizes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1802
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