different between chthonic vs chthonophagia

chthonic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (khth?n, ground, soil) +? -ic.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??n?k/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /???n?k/
  • Hyphenation: chthon?ic

Adjective

chthonic (not generally comparable, comparative more chthonic, superlative most chthonic)

  1. Dwelling within or under the earth. [from late 18th c.]

Derived terms

  • chthonic law

Related terms

  • Chthonia
  • chthonian
  • cthonic

Translations

Further reading

  • chthonic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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chthonophagia

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /???n.o??fe?.d??i.?/

Noun

chthonophagia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A disease characterized by the impulsive consumption of dirt, observed in some parts of the southern United States as well as the West Indies.

Synonyms

  • chthonophagy
  • geophagia, geophagy
  • pica

Related terms

  • chthonic
  • chthonian

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