骨ほね噛かみ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

bone eating; gnawing on a bone; osteophagy

Refers to the act of eating or chewing bones, either by animals or, less commonly, by humans. The term 骨噛み is relatively rare and may be encountered in zoological or dietary contexts.

• 犬いぬが骨ほね噛かみをしている。

  The dog is gnawing on a bone.

• 骨ほね噛かみは一いち部ぶの動どう物ぶつに見みられる行こう動どうだ。

  Osteophagy is a behavior seen in some animals.