Definitions

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  • noun The eating of insects.

Etymologies

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From entomo- + -phagy.

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Examples

  • For a Friday treat, please try Sumathi Reddy's delicious look at "entomophagy," the eating of insects by people other than motorcycle riders.

    Story pick: Creepy, crawly, crunchy, chewy. It's bugs for dinner. 2010

  • Google 'entomophagy' and learn something people...

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Monica Martinez thinks Americans are ready to embrace entomophagy (bug-eating) and she's launched an edible bug food cart (Don Bugito) as well as a home mealworm farm (Wurmhaus) to prove her point.

    Kirsten Dirksen: Are Edible Bugs the New Sushi? (Video) Kirsten Dirksen 2011

  • Monica Martinez thinks Americans are ready to embrace entomophagy (bug-eating) and she's launched an edible bug food cart (Don Bugito) as well as a home mealworm farm (Wurmhaus) to prove her point.

    Kirsten Dirksen: Are Edible Bugs the New Sushi? (Video) Kirsten Dirksen 2011

  • Monica Martinez thinks Americans are ready to embrace entomophagy (bug-eating) and she's launched an edible bug food cart (Don Bugito) as well as a home mealworm farm (Wurmhaus) to prove her point.

    Kirsten Dirksen: Are Edible Bugs the New Sushi? (Video) Kirsten Dirksen 2011

  • "It got me thinking, if I could serve bugs through, say, tapas-style dishes or appetizers or entrees that contained less fat, I could begin to educate and enlighten people on entomophagy," Mr. Dennis said.

    Would You Like Flies With That? Bug Eaters Try to Get Some Buzz 2010

  • Across the country, entomophagy — or the eating of insects — has gained a small audience hopeful that the inclusion of bugs in global cuisine from Southeast Asia to Mexico inspires more of a following for such dishes in the U.S.

    Bugs for Dinner 2010

  • Across the country, entomophagy — the eating of insects — has gained a small audience hopeful that the inclusion of bugs in global cuisine from Southeast Asia to Mexico inspires more of a following for such dishes in the U.S.

    Would You Like Flies With That? Bug Eaters Try to Get Some Buzz 2010

  • In this next piece of entomophagy, it seemed the locals favoured wheels of cheese that were deliberately infested with maggots and consumed the cheese, wriggling maggots and all.

    At My Table 2006

  • In this next piece of entomophagy, it seemed the locals favoured wheels of cheese that were deliberately infested with maggots and consumed the cheese, wriggling maggots and all.

    Archive 2006-07-01 2006

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  • The scientific term for consuming insects. »

    May 31, 2008

  • I know a couple birds who'd order that for breakfast.

    February 5, 2011