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单词 offivorous
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offivorousadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: offal n., -ivorous comb. form.
Etymology: < off- (in offal n.) + -ivorous comb. form.
Obsolete.
Offal-eating.Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh > eating other kinds of flesh
offivorous1713
ornithivorous1857
phthirophagous1858
ovivorous1865
1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xi. 196 In a Dog, and other offivorous Quadrupeds, 'tis very large.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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