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单词 polyphagia
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pol•y•pha•gi•a  (pol′ē fājē ə, -jə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pathologyexcessive desire to eat.
  2. Zoology, Ecologythe habit of subsisting on many different kinds of food.
  • Greek polyphagía; see poly-, -phagy
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1685–95;
pol′y•phagi•an, n., adj. 
po•lyph•a•gist  (pə lifə jist),USA pronunciation n.  po•lyph•a•gous  (pə lifə gəs),USA pronunciation pol•y•phag•ic  (pol′ē fajik, -fājik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
polyphagia /ˌpɒlɪˈfeɪdʒə/ n
  1. an abnormal desire to consume excessive amounts of food, esp as the result of a neurological disorder
  2. the habit of certain animals, esp certain insects, of feeding on many different types of food
Etymology: 17th Century: New Latin, from Greek, from poluphagos eating much; see poly-, -phagy

polyphagous /pəˈlɪfəɡəs/ adj
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