omophagia

[ oh-muh-fey-juh, -jee-uh ]
/ ˌoʊ məˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə /

noun

the eating of raw food, especially raw meat.

Origin of omophagia

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek ōmophagía, equivalent to ōmó(s) raw + -phagia -phagy

OTHER WORDS FROM omophagia

o·mo·phag·ic [oh-muh-faj-ik] /ˌoʊ məˈfædʒ ɪk/, o·moph·a·gous [oh-mof-uh-guh s] /oʊˈmɒf ə gəs/, adjective o·moph·a·gist [oh-mof-uh-jist] /oʊˈmɒf ə dʒɪst/, noun

Words nearby omophagia

omo-, omoclavicular triangle, omolara, omolon, omoo, omophagia, omophorion, omotic, omov, omphacite, omphale

British Dictionary definitions for omophagia

omophagia

omophagy (əʊˈmɒfədʒɪ)

/ (ˌəʊməˈfeɪdʒɪə) /

noun

the eating of raw food, esp meat

Derived forms of omophagia

omophagic (ˌəʊməˈfædʒɪk) or omophagous (əʊˈmɒfəɡəs), adjective

Word Origin for omophagia

C18: via New Latin from Greek ōmophagia, from ōmos raw + -phagia; see -phagy