Flesh-eating

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That consumes flesh; meat-eating. not-comparable

    "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."

  2. 2
    Of bacteria, necrotizing. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of animals) carnivorous wordnet

Synonyms

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cannibalcarnivorouscommensaldieteticdiningeating

Example

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"His wounds were infested with flesh-eating maggots."

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flesh-eating disease

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