noun
Meaning 1
An excessive appetite for food
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hyperphagia
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
polyphagia
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noun
Meaning 2
The eating of many different types of food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: polyphagy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From poly- + -phagia, from Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s, “many”) and ἔφᾰγον (éphăgon, “eat”).
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ylensyöminen — excessive appetite
- Spanish: polifagia — excessive appetite
- Finnish: moniruokaisuus — zoology: eating of many different types of food
- Finnish: polyfagia — zoology: eating of many different types of food