zoophagicadj.

Brit.

/ˌzuː(ə)ˈfeɪdʒɪk/,

/ˌzəʊəˈfeɪdʒɪk/,

/ˌzuː(ə)ˈfadʒɪk/,

/ˌzəʊəˈfadʒɪk/, U.S.

/ˌzu(ə)ˈfeɪdʒɪk/,

/ˌzoʊəˈfeɪdʒɪk/,

/ˌzu(ə)ˈfædʒɪk/,

/ˌzoʊəˈfædʒɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: zoo- comb. form, -phagic comb. form.

Etymology: < zoo- comb. form + -phagic comb. form, after zoophagy n. In quot. 1903 also after German zoophagisch (1842 or earlier). Compare French zoophagique (1824 or earlier). Compare earlier zoophagous adj. and zoophagan adj. Compare also earlier phytophagic adj.

Chiefly Entomology.

Feeding on animals or animal matter; spec. (of a mosquito) feeding on animals other than humans.

ΚΠ

1903 G. J. Adler German & Eng. Dict. (rev. ed.) 835/3 Zoophagisch, zoophagic, carnivorous.

1968 Bull. Acad. Polonaise des Sci.: Série des Sci. Biol. 16 777 The border between saprophytic and zoophagic forms is insufficiently distinct and frequently even indistinguishable.

1998 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 265 852/2 Vector-control activities targeted at An. arabiensis need to consider the..zoophagic (tending to feed on animals other than humans) habits of this species.

2004 H. F. van Emden & M. W. Service Pest & Vector Control i. 24 Because of this deficit in livestock the originally zoophagic A. aquasalis switched to feeding on people.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zoophagic
释义	zoophagicadj. Brit. /ˌzuː(ə)ˈfeɪdʒɪk/, /ˌzəʊəˈfeɪdʒɪk/, /ˌzuː(ə)ˈfadʒɪk/, /ˌzəʊəˈfadʒɪk/, U.S. /ˌzu(ə)ˈfeɪdʒɪk/, /ˌzoʊəˈfeɪdʒɪk/, /ˌzu(ə)ˈfædʒɪk/, /ˌzoʊəˈfædʒɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: zoo- comb. form, -phagic comb. form. Etymology: < zoo- comb. form + -phagic comb. form, after zoophagy n. In quot. 1903 also after German zoophagisch (1842 or earlier). Compare French zoophagique (1824 or earlier). Compare earlier zoophagous adj. and zoophagan adj. Compare also earlier phytophagic adj. Chiefly Entomology. Feeding on animals or animal matter; spec. (of a mosquito) feeding on animals other than humans. ΚΠ 1903 G. J. Adler German & Eng. Dict. (rev. ed.) 835/3 Zoophagisch, zoophagic, carnivorous. 1968 Bull. Acad. Polonaise des Sci.: Série des Sci. Biol. 16 777 The border between saprophytic and zoophagic forms is insufficiently distinct and frequently even indistinguishable. 1998 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 265 852/2 Vector-control activities targeted at An. arabiensis need to consider the..zoophagic (tending to feed on animals other than humans) habits of this species. 2004 H. F. van Emden & M. W. Service Pest & Vector Control i. 24 Because of this deficit in livestock the originally zoophagic A. aquasalis switched to feeding on people. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1903
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