"deficiency of nutrition," by 1895, from oligo- "small, little" + -trophy "food, nourishment." Related: Oligotrophic.
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Oligocene
oligopolistic
oligopoly
oligotrophy
oliguria
olio
oliphant
olive
Oliver
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