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Noun: polyphagy
  1. The ability or habit of consuming a variety of different foods
    "Polyphagy is common in omnivorous animals"
     
  2. (ecology) the habit of feeding on many different types of food or prey
    "The polyphagy of some insect species makes them agricultural pests"

Derived forms: polyphagies

Encyclopedia: Polyphagy