Paleophobia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The aversion to certain foods forming part of a diet associated with an earlier nutritional deficiency or other illness. uncountable

    "The neophilia of thiamine-deficient rats could be a direct consequence of a specific aversion for familiar deficient diet (paleophobia). On the other hand, it is also possible that a true neophilia exists along with the paleophobia."

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"The neophilia of thiamine-deficient rats could be a direct consequence of a specific aversion for familiar deficient diet (paleophobia). On the other hand, it is also possible that a true neophilia exists along with the paleophobia."

Etymology

From paleo- + -phobia.

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