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polyphagia.

An excessive appetite for food

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An excessive appetite for food

    uncountable · usually
  2. The eating of many different types of food.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From poly- + -phagia, from Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s, “many”) and ἔφᾰγον (éphăgon, “eat”).

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