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View synonyms for creophagous

creophagous

/ krɪˈɒfədʒɪ; krɪˈɒfəɡəs /

adjective

  1. flesh-eating or carnivorous
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Derived Forms

  • creophagy, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of creophagous1

C19: from Greek kreophagos, from kreas flesh + -phagein to consume

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