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“geophagist”
Someone who consumes soil, clay, or earth: Little Sam wanted to eat some soil like the earthworms did, which wasn't good for him, and he found out that such a person was termed a geophagist.
A geophagist is an individual who has a form of pica, or the indiscriminate craving for and consumption of substances, such as paint chips, clay, plaster, or dirt.
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geo-, ge- +
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-ist
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phago-, phag-, -phage, -phagi, -phagic, -phagically, -phagia, -phagism, -phagist, -phagic, -phagous, -phagy
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