noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The feeding on animals. rare, uncountable
2. 2
   The quality of being an animal that eats meat as the main part of its diet. wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

carnivorousness

Etymology

From zoo- (“relating to animals”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

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