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Geophagia

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002858

The practice of eating soil, chalk or clay.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002858
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsgeophagy; soil ingestion
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoFeeding behavior; Pica (eating disorder)
TranslationsSpanish: geofagia
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002858",
  "term": "Geophagia",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The practice of eating soil, chalk or clay.",
  "synonyms": [
    "geophagy",
    "soil ingestion"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "feeding behavior",
    "pica (eating disorder)"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "geofagia"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/geophagia/"
}

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