Entomophagy

//ɛntəˈmɑfəd͡ʒi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The eating of insects. uncountable

    "Despite our cultural distaste for entomophagy, in recent years the idea that we should eat bugs has been gaining currency."

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entomophagia

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"Despite our cultural distaste for entomophagy, in recent years the idea that we should eat bugs has been gaining currency."

Etymology

From entomo- + -phagy.

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