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kreophagy

kreophagy noun: flesh-eating; meat-eating.

Noun

kreophagy (uncountable)

  1. Flesh-eating; meat-eating.

Forms of kreophagy

alternative formcreophagy

Origin of kreophagy

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

Words formed from kreophagy

Questions about kreophagy

What does kreophagy mean?
Kreophagy means flesh-eating; meat-eating.
What part of speech is kreophagy?
Kreophagy is a noun.

Words near kreophagy in the dictionary

  1. Kreol Morisien
  2. Kreol Morisyen
  3. Kreol Seselwa
  4. kreophagist
  5. kreophagists
  6. kreophagy
  7. kreosote
  8. kreosoted
  9. kreosotes
  10. kreosoting
  11. kreotoxin

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