mycophagist

1 of 2

noun (1)

my·​coph·​a·​gist mī-ˈkä-fə-jist 

: one that eats fungi (such as mushrooms)

mycophagy

mī-ˈkä-fə-jē 

noun

mycophagy

2 of 2

noun (2)

my·​coph·​a·​gy -fəjē 

plural -es

: the eating of fungi (as mushrooms)

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

mycophagy, from myc- + -phagy

Noun (2)

myc- + -phagy

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1861, in the meaning defined above