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Entomophagy is a term of Ancient Greek origins, and means using insects as a source of food. It can be found in insects that eat other insects, birds, amphibians and mammals. Non-human animals that feed on insects are known as insectivores.
The term also describes human insect-eating, which can be found in parts of North, Central and South America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand. Insect-eating is uncommon, or even taboo in some societies.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Weiss, M.L., & Mann, A.E. (1985). Human Biology and Behaviour: An Anthropological Perspective.. Boston: Little Brown & Co.. .
- ↑ McElroy, A., & Townsend, P.K. (1989). Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective.. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. .
- ↑ Saggers, S., & Gray, D. (1991). Aboriginal Health & Society: The Traditional and Contemporary Aboriginal Struggle for Better Health.. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. .
- ↑ Gordon, David George (1998). The Eat-A-Bug Cookbook. Berkely, California: Ten Speed Press. .
