Paleophobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Paleophobia is a noun meaning (biology) The aversion to certain foods forming part of a diet associated with an earlier nutritional deficiency or other illness.
Meaning
(biology) The aversion to certain foods forming part of a diet associated with an earlier nutritional deficiency or other illness.
Example Sentences
The neophilia of thiamine-deficient rats could be a direct consequence of a specific aversion for familiar deficient diet (paleophobia). On the other hand, it is also possible that a true neophilia exists along with the paleophobia.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sitophobia, pathophobia, photophobia, aphagy, dermatopathophobia, psychrophobia.
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