单词 | creophagous |
释义 | creophagousadj. Flesh-eating; carnivorous. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh flesh-eating1592 meat-eatingc1598 flesh-consuming1603 flesh-devouring1609 sarcophagal1614 sarcophagous1755 cannibalistic1827 creatophagous1850 creophagous1881 non-vegetarian1883 non-veggie1985 1881 Sat. Rev. 52 570 The ruling tribes and castes of Europe have invariably been kreophagous. 1885 E. R. Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XIX. 831/2 Exceptional creophagous Protophytes, parallel at a lower level of structure to the insectivorous Phanerogams. Derivatives creˈophagism n. /krɪˈɒfədʒɪz(ə)m/ = creophagy n. ΚΠ 1881 Sat. Rev. 52 570 Kreophagism leads to alcoholism. creˈophagist n. /krɪˈɒfədʒɪst/ one who uses flesh as food. ΚΠ 1881 Sat. Rev. 52 569 The average kreophagist is by no means convinced that kreophagy is the perfect way in diet. creˈophagy n. /krɪˈɒfədʒɪ/ [ < ancient Greek κρεοϕαγία] the eating of flesh. ΚΠ 1881 [see creophagist n.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1881 |
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