Examples of entomophagy in a Sentence
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Moore never set out to be a bug-biting pioneer, but a Thanksgiving prank on her family spawned a fascination with the wild and delicious world of entomophagy: the practice of eating insects.
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Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, 31 July 2019
Gracer says entomophagy should be the wave of the future.
—Jennifer Coe, Courant Community, 25 July 2017
The mental stigma against entomophagy, or using insects as food, proved too strong.
—Sabrina Sucato, USA TODAY, 11 May 2017
Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, 31 July 2019
Gracer says entomophagy should be the wave of the future.
—Jennifer Coe, Courant Community, 25 July 2017
The mental stigma against entomophagy, or using insects as food, proved too strong.
—Sabrina Sucato, USA TODAY, 11 May 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1975, in the meaning defined above
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“Entomophagy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entomophagy. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.
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