zoophagous

See also: zoöphagous

English

Etymology

zoo- +‎ -phagous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zəʊˈɒfəɡəs/, /zuːˈɒfəɡəs/
• Hyphenation: zo‧oph‧a‧gous

Adjective

zoophagous (not comparable)

1. (zoology, rare) carnivorous

   A zoophagous insect.

   • 1897, Bram Stoker, chapter VI, in Dracula, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, page 67:

     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.

Related terms

• zoophagia

Translations

carnivorous

• French: zoophage (fr)
• Italian: zoofago