kreophagy

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noun

Flesh-eating; meat-eating.

OriginAncient Greek κρέας →
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Meanings

nounkreophagy (uncountable)

alternative creophagy

  1. uncountableFlesh-eating; meat-eating.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρέας“flesh, meat”
  2. Englishkreophagy

From Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “flesh, meat”) + -phagy. By surface analysis, kreo- + -phage + -y.

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

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

Chicago

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

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