Geophagism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Geophagism \Ge*oph"a*gism\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, earth + ? to
     eat.]
     The act or habit of eating earth. See {Dirt eating}, under
     {Dirt}. --Dunglison.
     [1913 Webster]