Etymology

zoophaga

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Today it means: An artificial group comprising various carnivorous and insectivorous animals. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ζῷον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromζῷον“animal”
  2. English todayzoophaga

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekζῷον all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.