polyphagous

 [pol-ee-fey-jee-uh, -juh]  

pol·y·pha·gi·a

   [pol-ee-fey-jee-uh, -juh]
noun
1.
Pathology. excessive desire to eat.
2.
Zoology. the habit of subsisting on many different kinds of food.
Origin:
1685–95; < Neo-Latin < Greek polyphagía; see poly-, -phagy

Related forms
pol·y·pha·gi·an, noun, adjective
po·lyph·a·gist  [puh-lif-uh-jist] , noun
po·lyph·a·gous  [puh-lif-uh-guhs] , pol·y·phag·ic  [pol-ee-faj-ik, -fey-jik] , adjective
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polyphagia (ˌpɒlɪˈfeɪdʒə)
 
—n
1.  a.  an abnormal desire to consume excessive amounts of food, esp as the result of a neurological disorder
 b.  an insatiable appetite
2.  the habit of certain animals, esp certain insects, of feeding on many different types of food
 
[C17: New Latin, from Greek, from poluphagos eating much; see poly-, -phagy]
 
polyphagous
 
—adj

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