mycophagy

9.9

Eating mushrooms, especially ones gathered in the wild

noun
/maɪˈkɒfəɡi/

Specialized

: micofagia

The study focused on communities where mycophagy is a traditional part of the local diet.

Examples

Interest in mycophagy has grown as people seek edible wild mushrooms.
Her fascination with mycophagy led her to attend mushroom foraging workshops.
I love mycophagy!
Many people enjoy mycophagy during the fall.
Her fascination with mycophagy led her to attend mushroom foraging workshops.
Interest in mycophagy has grown as people seek edible wild mushrooms.
The study focused on communities where mycophagy is a traditional part of the local diet.

How Common

widespread

232 3.6

mycophagy

Specialized

9.9

to practice

261 1.0

occasional

257 2.8

Surface Forms

mycophagy singular

mycophagies plural

Morphology

mycophagy = myco + phagy (opaque) = myco + phagy

Formed from technical Greek combining forms ('myco-' and '-phagy') that are unlikely to be understood by an average B1 learner, so the meaning is not transparently inferable from everyday English vocabulary.

Etymology

Mycophagy combines myco- meaning 'fungus' and -phagy meaning 'eating', the same myco- you see in mycology. So, mycophagy means the practice of eating fungi or mushrooms.