[Sca-cooks] FW: A.Word.A.Day--polyphagia

[Joanne Clyde]

Another food related word!  A lot of polyphagia happens during feasts!

Grin!

Geertruyt
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From: Wordsmith <wsmith at wordsmith.org>
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Subject: A.Word.A.Day--polyphagia
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 00:05:09 -0500

polyphagia (pol-ee-FAY-jee-uh) noun

    1. Excessive appetite or eating.

    2. The habit of feeding on many kinds of food.

[From Modern Latin, from Greek polyphagia, from polyphagos,
from poly- (much, many) + phagy (eating).]

   "Various diseases, drugs and even stress can cause polyphagia.
    Your first step should be to have Buster examined by your
    veterinarian and have the caloric intake calculated."
    Bernhard Pukay; Various Things Can Make Puppy Eat Like a Pig;
    The Ottawa Citizen (Canada); Jan 27, 2003.

This week's theme: words related to eating and drinking.
Pronunciation:
http://wordsmith.org/words/polyphagia.wav
http://wordsmith.org/words/polyphagia.ram

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