Entomophagy

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /É›ntəˈmÉ’fəɡi/

Origin

From entomo- + -phagy.

Full definition of entomophagy

Noun

1. The eating of insects.
• 2008, Tim Dowling, The Guardian, G2, 17 Jan 2008, p. 3:Despite our cultural distaste for entomophagy, in recent years the idea that we should eat bugs has been gaining currency.