Definition of zoophagous in English:
zoophagous
adjective zuːˈɒfəɡəszəʊˈɒfəɡəs
rare (of an animal) feeding on other animals.
Example sentencesExamples
- Zoophagous insects extract nutrients from a living animal host and represent a broad group of parasitic insects.
- There is no character with the sustaining power of Count Dracula, or of Renfield, the zoophagous patient who eats flies and spiders.
- Field studies have indicated that juvenile sardine are more zoophagous than adults.
- He decides the man is a zoophagous maniac.
- There were significantly more zoophagous bug species in wildflower areas than in pastures
Synonyms
meat-eating, flesh-eating, predatory, of prey, hunting, raptorial