polyphagia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An excessive appetite for food
  2. The eating of many different types of food.

Word forms

polyphagia polyphagias

Etymology

From poly- + -phagia, from Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s, “many”) and ἔφᾰγον (éphăgon, “eat”).

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