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Chthonophagy
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A disease characterized by an irresistible desire to eat earth, observed in some parts of the southern United States, the West Indies, etc.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chthonophagy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/chthonophagy.html. 1828.