encephalophagy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From encephalo- + -phagy.
Noun
[edit]encephalophagy (uncountable)
- The custom of eating brains as food.
- Synonym: cerebrophagy
- 1972, Archæology & Physical Anthropology in Oceania, University of Sydney:
- Therefore, by brain-eating in this article is meant cannibalistic encephalophagy, in other words consuming the brain of fellow men.