geophagy

单词geophagy

基本解释

n.: 食土癖
网络: 食土的习俗；吃泥土；食虫癖

英汉解释

• 食癖

• 食土,食土癖

例句

• It may also explain why geophagy is often most common among pregnant women and nursing mothers.

  这也或可解释吃土习惯为何在孕妇和哺乳的母亲身上通常最为常见。

• The fact that the eating of soil is also widespread in the animal kingdom suggests that geophagy may even be a natural process.

  吃土在动物界也相当普遍，显示吃土甚至可能是种自然现象。

• Yet, geophagy is actually a relatively common practice in many parts of the world.

  然而，在世界上许多地方，吃泥土其实是一种相当普遍的做法。

• To get rid of livestock "s disease of paralysis , cartilage and also can prevent pig and chicken"s geophagy .

  防避畜禽软骨症、瘫痪症、以及防止猪、鸡的异食癖症；

• Unfortunately, geophagy is also practiced to avoid hunger pains when other food is scarce.

  遗憾的是，当其他食物缺乏时，食土辟人士为了避免饥饿之痛苦就习惯于食土的陋习。