cynophagist
cynophagist noun: an eater of dog meat; one who engages in cynophagia.
Noun
cynophagist (plural cynophagists)
- An eater of dog meat; one who engages in cynophagia.
- So closely are the Abors and Miris connected that the names of some of their tribes [...] are the same, but the Abor branch of Chimirr is said to be distinguished by the custom of eating dogs; in fact, they are cynophagists.1884, Mackenzie, Alexander, “Appendix J: Extracts From the Assam Census Report, 1881”, in History of the Relations of the Government with the Hill Tribes of the North-East Frontier of Bengal...
- The natives are cynophagists and I was told that they rub the bruised fruit of the Barringtonia speciosa called "a vutun" on the closed eyes of recently born pups, to cause them to open, but I did not actually see this veterinary fear performed.August 1902, Willey, Arthur, "Contribution to the Natural History of the Pearly Nautilus", in Willey's Zoological Results. Part VI (Cambridge University Press.), page 703
Forms of cynophagist
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Questions about cynophagist
- What does cynophagist mean?
- Cynophagist means an eater of dog meat; one who engages in cynophagia.
- What part of speech is cynophagist?
- Cynophagist is a noun.
- What is the plural of cynophagist?
- The plural of cynophagist is cynophagists.
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