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What do you call the eating of frogs?

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00:00 What Do You Call The Eating Of Frogs?
00:07 Accepted Answer Score 16
00:20 Answer 2 Score 4
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 16


I guess I should know !!!

You could create some neologism such as
- amphibiophagy ( ἀμφίβιος => both lives + φαγεῖν => to eat)
- batrachiophagy ( βάτραχος => frog + φαγεῖν => to eat)
- anuraphagy ( αν => without + ουρά => tail + φαγεῖν => to eat) credits @Malvolio.




ANSWER 2

Score 4


I guess that would be a ranaphagy, from family Ranidae (true frogs), most of the edible ones being genus Rana.

I think calling him a ranophage sounds better though.

Here's a link mentioning edibility of a couple of species. It ain't just the Frogs wot eat frogs. Apparently them damned Yankees eat even more! (or maybe I should say 'damned Confederacy Southerners')