zoophaga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An artificial group comprising various carnivorous and insectivorous animals.

Word forms

zoophaga zoöphaga

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”)

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