cibariousadj.
/sɪˈbɛːrɪəs/ rare.
‘Relating to food; useful for food, edible’ (Johnson).
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conceivablec1443
serviceablea1475
comestible1483
eatable1483
consumable1547
receptible1574
meatable1577
consumptible1579
devourable1603
food-fit1608
edible1611
manducable1614
esculent1626
cibarious1656
mandible1656
deglutible1661
eduliousa1682
edule1699
swallowable1818
christena1838
touchable1845
munchable1868
gorgeable1883
noshable1966
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Cibarious, pertaining to meat, fit to be eaten. [So in Phillips and Bailey, vol. II.]
1856–8 W. Clark tr. J. van der Hoeven Handbk. Zool. I. 657 Foot-jaws small, not covering the cibarious organs.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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