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Eating of Dog Flesh — Terminology
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Question (English)
Eating of horse flesh is known as hippophagy while eating of dog flesh is known as:
- Caninephagia
- Kynophagy ✓ Correct
- Canophagy
- Coprophagy
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Kynophagy
The practice of eating dog flesh is called Kynophagy (from Greek: kynos = dog + phagein = to eat).
Eating Practice Terminology
- Hippophagy → eating of horse flesh (hippos = horse)
- Kynophagy → eating of dog flesh (kynos = dog)
- Coprophagy → eating of faeces (copros = faeces) — not a human food practice
- Caninephagia / Canophagy → incorrect/non-standard terms
These terms appear in competitive veterinary exams to test knowledge of technical food terminology.
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