ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Flesh-eating

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Flesh-eating is an adjective meaning That consumes flesh; meat-eating.

Meaning

That consumes flesh; meat-eating.

More Meanings

  1. Of bacteria, necrotizing.

Example Sentences

Certain flesh-eating peoples will not partake of animal blood in any form, but require all blood to be first drained from the meat.
His ferocious cry and the horrible energy of his pursuit both assured me that this was surely one of the great flesh-eating dinosaurs, the most terrible beasts which have ever walked this earth.

Synonyms for flesh-eating

Depending on context, synonyms include zoophagous, meat-eating.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include meat-eating, zoophagous, carnivorous, necrophagous, sarcophagous, androphagous.

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