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Entomophagy

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002198

The practice of eating insects (larvae, pupa, eggs of insects, etc.) as food, especially by humans.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002198
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoFeeding behavior; Edible insects; Insectivores; Predatory insects
TranslationsSpanish: entomofagia
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002198",
  "term": "Entomophagy",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The practice of eating insects (larvae, pupa, eggs of insects, etc.) as food, especially by humans.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "feeding behavior",
    "edible insects",
    "insectivores",
    "predatory insects"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "entomofagia"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/entomophagy/"
}

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