Zoophagous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /zəʊˈɒfəɡəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Zoophagous is an adjective meaning (zoology, rare) carnivorous.
Meaning
(zoology, rare) carnivorous.
Example Sentences
A zoophagous insect.
My homicidal maniac is of a peculiar kind. I shall have to invent a new classification for him, and call him a zoöphagous (life-eating) maniac; what he desires is to absorb as many lives as he can, and he has laid himself out to achieve it in a cumulative way.
Synonyms for zoophagous
Depending on context, synonyms include carnivorous, meat-eating, flesh-eating.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flesh-eating, meat-eating, carnivorous, saurophagous, pamphagous, ophiophagous.
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