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carnivoracity

carnivoracity noun: greedy appetite for meat.

Noun

carnivoracity (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, obsolete) greedy appetite for meat
    • April 18, 1730, Alexander Pope, letter to Mr. Gay
      Mr. Cleland always speaks of you: he is at Tunbridge, wondering at the superior carnivoracity of our friend: he plays now with the old Duchess, nay dines with her, after she has won all his money

Origin of carnivoracity

From oblique stem of Latin caro, carnis (“flesh, meat”) + -i- + voracity.

Questions about carnivoracity

What does carnivoracity mean?
Carnivoracity means greedy appetite for meat.
What part of speech is carnivoracity?
Carnivoracity is a noun.

Words near carnivoracity in the dictionary

  1. carnivalled
  2. carnivallike
  3. carnivalling
  4. carnivals
  5. carnivora
  6. carnivoracity
  7. carnivoraform
  8. carnivoraforms
  9. carnivoral
  10. carnivoramorphan
  11. carnivoramorphans

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