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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Flesh-eating; zoöphagous; carnivorous, as a marsupial; pertaining to the Sarcophaga: sometimes specifically contrasted with phytophagous or herbivorous.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. zoology Feeding on flesh; carnivorous.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. (Zoöl.) Feeding on flesh; flesh-eating; carnivorous.

Examples

  • “Iranians bring flowers, then stand or kneel beside the sarcophagous and recite his poems.”

    The Road to Esfahan

  • “Same with lignivorous/xylophagous, herbivorous/phytophagous, and of course carnivorous/sarcophagous.”

    languagehat.com: VEGAN.

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