entomophagy

名词 n.
/ɛntəˈmɒfəd͡ʒi/    /ɛntəˈmɑfəd͡ʒi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The eating of insects. uncountable
    — Despite our cultural distaste for entomophagy, in recent years the idea that we should eat bugs has been gaining currency.

词源

Etymology tree
English entomo-
Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)
Ancient Greek -φᾰγίᾱ (-phăgíā)lbor.
English -phagy
English entomophagy
From entomo- + -phagy.
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