单词 | carnivory |
释义 | carnivoryn. The eating of flesh; the consumption of animal tissue; carnivorousness. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [noun] > eating flesh or meat sarcophagy1650 carnivorousness1856 carnivory1901 meat-eating1905 1901 Morning Post 10 May 4/7 Vivisection seems to us demonstrably a less evil than carnivory. 1967 D. Morris Naked Ape vi. 193 Perhaps this is one way in which we resisted the move towards full-blooded carnivory. 1976 Endeavour XXXV. 114 The study of the physiology of plant carnivory began with Darwin, whose classical work appeared just over a century ago. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1901 |
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