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entomophagy
Sign in to saveAlso known as insect eating, insectivory, insectivore
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Entomophagy (, from Greek ἔντομον '''', 'insect', and φαγεῖν '''', 'to eat') is the practice of eating insects. An alternative term is insectivory.
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