Plural form of geophagia; multiple instances or varieties of soil and earth eating practices.
From geophagia plus the plural suffix '-ies.' This plural form is used in medical and anthropological contexts when discussing various earth-eating behaviors across populations.
Geophagies vary wildly by region—some cultures prefer kaolin clay for morning sickness, others use red laterite soil for its iron content, showing how traditional knowledge develops solutions tailored to local geology.
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