释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pol•y•pha•gi•a (pol′ē fā′jē ə, -jə),USA pronunciation n. - Pathologyexcessive desire to eat.
- Zoology, Ecologythe habit of subsisting on many different kinds of food.
- Greek polyphagía; see poly-, -phagy
- Neo-Latin
- 1685–95;
pol′y•pha′gi•an, n., adj. po•lyph•a•gist (pə lif′ə jist),USA pronunciation n. po•lyph•a•gous (pə lif′ə gəs),USA pronunciation pol•y•phag•ic (pol′ē faj′ik, -fā′jik),USA pronunciation adj. |