Mycophagy
/maɪˈkɒfədʒi/noun
The eating of fungi, especially mushrooms, by humans or other organisms.
Did you know?The word combines Greek mykēs, “fungus” or “mushroom,” with phagein, “to eat,” the same ancient eating-root found in words such as sarcophagus.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
μύκης (mykēs)
“Mushroom or fungus”
Ancient Greek
Greek
φαγεῖν (phagein)
“To eat or consume”
Ancient Greek
Greek
-φαγία (-phagia)
“A combining form meaning eating or consumption”
19th Century
Scientific English
mycophagy
“The eating of fungi, formed from myco- and -phagy”
Modern English
English
mycophagy
“Consumption of fungi by humans or other organisms”
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