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Dirt-eating

Dirt-eating --> geophagia

Geophagismgeophagy

The practice of eating dirt or clay.

Synonym: dirt-eating, earth-eating.

Origin: Geo-_ g. Phago, to eat


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Re: Diversifying selection

... to hide and sit in brush or tall grass, not rocks. Most wild rabbits are gray. They can traverse green grass, a golden harvested corn field, black dirt, or white snow. Their defense is their speed, agility and instinct to hide in vegetation , not their color. [Diversifying] Selection is believed ...

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by AFJ
Sat Jul 11, 2009 5:43 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Diversifying selection
Replies: 15
Views: 457

I'm gonna see PZ Meyers!

Err, he was here to throw a shovel of dirt on the new global economic policy center or something like that.

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by mith
Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:48 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: I'm gonna see PZ Meyers!
Replies: 11
Views: 475

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Chemistry is like coloring for grownups That settles it. I am buying a dirt bike and taking up sky diving.

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by MichaelXY
Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:24 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do you guys hate chemistry too?
Replies: 9
Views: 877

Not as simple as you think it is.

... irritation which could lead to infection. Also it is very possible that the faeces is still around that also will caus infection because od the dirt. Using toilet paper first, then wash it with water is a much more advisable option. It's because you wouldn't know if your anus is bleeding if ...

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by calvin.ng.wh
Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:56 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Blood from the anus
Replies: 15
Views: 30249

Tetrahymena pyriformis

Anyone got any dirt on these lovable, unicellular, asexually reproducing protozoans?

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by ETlogic
Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:33 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Tetrahymena pyriformis
Replies: 0
Views: 441
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