tecnophagy

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noun

The eating of one's own children.

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Meanings

nountecnophagy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe eating of one's own children.

    […] tecnophagy is, in terms of mythical precedent, masculine behaviour: Cronos devours his children; Thyestes and Tereus eat their sons, albeit unknowingly. I have not been able to find any instances of mothers eating their children […]

    2007, Ramus: Critical Studies in Greek and Roman Literature, page 134

Origin

From tecno- + -phagy.

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tecnophagy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tecnophagy

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