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Voracious

//vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.

    "He is voracious by suppertime."

  2. 2
    Having a great appetite for anything; eager.

    "a voracious reader"

Adjective
  1. 1
    devouring or craving food in great quantities wordnet
  2. 2
    excessively greedy and grasping wordnet

Etymology

From Latin vorāx, from vorō (“I devour”).

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