poltophagy

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek πόλτος (póltos, “porridge”) and the suffix -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”). See also suffix -phagy. === Noun === poltophagy (uncountable) (rare) The chewing of food long enough to reduce it to the consistency of porridge. ==== Coordinate terms ==== psomophagy === References === "poltophagy" at The Phrontistery: A Dictionary of Obscure Words. "poltophagy" at American Illustrated Medical Dictionary, By William Alexander Newman Dorland, 4th Edition (W.B. Saunders, 1922).