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venatio

venatio noun: the hunting and slaying of wild animals as a form of entertainment in Ancient Roman amphitheaters.

Noun

venatio (countable and uncountable, plural venationes)

  1. The hunting and slaying of wild animals as a form of entertainment in Ancient Roman amphitheaters.

Forms of venatio

pluralvenationes

Origin of venatio

Learned borrowing from Latin venatio. Doublet of venison and venation.

Questions about venatio

What does venatio mean?
Venatio means the hunting and slaying of wild animals as a form of entertainment in Ancient Roman amphitheaters.
What part of speech is venatio?
Venatio is a noun.
What is the plural of venatio?
The plural of venatio is venationes.

Words near venatio in the dictionary

  1. Venas
  2. venatic
  3. venatica
  4. venatical
  5. venatically
  6. venatio
  7. venation
  8. venational
  9. venationes
  10. venations
  11. venatorial

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