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Noun: polyphagia  ,pó-li'fey-jee-u
  1. Excessive or abnormally great appetite for food
    "The patient's polyphagia was a symptom of her undiagnosed diabetes"
     
  2. (zoology) feeding on many different types of food
    "The polyphagia of bears allows them to adapt to various habitats"

Derived forms: polyphagias

Encyclopedia: Polyphagia