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zoophagous

[ zoh-of-uh-guhs ]

adjective



zoophagous

/ əʊˈɒəɡə /

adjective

  1. feeding on animals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of zoophagous1

First recorded in 1825–35; zoo- + -phagous
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Jared is like Renfield, the “zoophagous maniac” in Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” who eats flies and death’s head moths and does the vampire king’s bidding.

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It was dark when I was able to inquire about my zoophagous patient.

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He is himself zoophagous, and in his wild ravings outside the chapel door of the deserted house he always spoke of 'master'.

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How he has been making use of the zoophagous patient to effect his entry into friend John's home.

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