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–noun
an epidemic in which people have a compulsion to bite others, as in 15th-century Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.
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biting mania  
n.  A 15th-century epidemic of mass psychogenic illness in which the compulsive urge to bite people spread among groups throughout Germany, Holland, and Italy.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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