tecnophagy

Etymology

From tecno- + -phagy.

tecnophagy means the eating of one's own children. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.

noun

The eating of one's own children.“[…] tecnophagy is, in terms of mythical precedent, masculine behaviour: Cronos devours his children; Thyestes and Tereus eat their sons, albeit unknowingly. I have not been able to find any instances of mothers eating their children […]”