"rhypophagy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ῥύπος (rhúpos, “filth”) and the suffix -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”) See also suffix -phagy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ῥύπος||filth}} Ancient Greek ῥύπος (rhúpos, “filth”), {{m|grc|-φαγία}} -φαγία (-phagía), {{m|grc|φαγεῖν||to eat}} φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), {{affix|en|-phagy}} -phagy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rhypophagy (uncountable)
  1. (rare) The feeding on filth Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rhypophagy-en-noun-5IjyjNgz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -phagy

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