noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The eating of raw food, especially raw flesh.

   "Omophagia, that’s it! Do you like that word? Take it away with you!"

2. 2
   the eating of raw food wordnet

Example

More examples

"Omophagia, that’s it! Do you like that word? Take it away with you!"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὠμοφαγία (ōmophagía), from ὠμός (ōmós, “raw”) (see omo-) + -φαγία (-phagía) (see -phagia for more).

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