hippophagi

H4I1P3P3O1P3H4A1G2I1

noun

Eaters of horsemeat.

OriginNew Latin hippophagus →
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Meanings

nounhippophagi pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyEaters of horsemeat.

    the unsavory subsistence of those hippophagi of the Sierra Nevada

    1847, James Madison Cutts, The Conquest of California and New Mexico

Origin

  1. New Latinhippophagus
  2. Englishhippophagi

From the plural of New Latin hippophagus. See hippophagous.

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APA

hippophagi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hippophagi

MLA

“hippophagi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hippophagi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hippophagi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hippophagi.

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