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nounThe quality of being an animal that eats meat as the main part of its diet.
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Origin
From zoo- (“relating to animals”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French zoophagie
- zoophagiefeeding on animals
Italian zoofagia
- zoofagiafeeding on animals
Romanian zoofagie
- zoofagiefeeding on animals
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zoophagy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoophagy
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“zoophagy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoophagy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zoophagy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoophagy.
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