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单词 carnivory
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carnivoryn.

/kɑːˈnɪvəri/
Etymology: < carnivore n. + -y suffix3.
The eating of flesh; the consumption of animal tissue; carnivorousness.
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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).
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