- osteophagia
- os·teo·pha·gia -'fā-j(ē-)ə n the eating or chewing of bones by herbivorous animals (as cattle) craving phosphorus
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os·teo·pha·gia (os″te-o-faґje-ə) [osteo- + -phagia] the eating of bone due to a craving for phosphorus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.