Search Result for "allotriophagy": 

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

allotriophagy \al`lo*tri*oph"a*gy\ ([a^]l`l[-o]*tr[i^]*[o^]f"[.a]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. 'allo`trios strange + fagei^n to eat: cf. F. allotriophagie.] (Med.) A depraved appetite; a desire for strange or nonnutritious food, such as clay or starch. Called also pica. --AS [1913 Webster]