Definitions

1. adjective

Feeding on soil or earth; having a habit of eating dirt or clay.

“Some animals, like certain species of ants, are geophagous and eat soil as part of their diet.”

2. adjective

Having a strong tendency to engage in geophagy, the practice of eating earth or clay.

“The geophagous habits of the chimpanzees in the region have been studied extensively by researchers.”