Oligidic diet
- Pronunciation
- /ol-i-gid-ik/
- Category
- Nutrition
- Singular
- Oligidic diet
- Plural
- Oligidic diets
Definition
An artificial diet composed mainly of crude organic materials, such as meat or other animal products.
Etymology
From Greek 'oligos', meaning 'few' or 'small', and 'dike', meaning 'food'.
Example
An oligidic diet is often used to study the nutritional requirements of insects.
Related Terms
- Artificial diet
- Insect nutrition
- Crude organic materials
Usage Notes
Oligidic diets are often less precisely defined than holidic or meridic diets.