creophagy

creophagy
\\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷fəjē\ noun (-es)
Etymology: Greek kreophagia, from kre- cre- + -phagia -phagy
: the use of flesh as food

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  • creophagy — cre·oph·a·gy krē äf ə jē n, pl gies the use of flesh as food * * * cre·oph·a·gy (kre ofґə je) creophagism …   Medical dictionary

  • creophagy — cre·oph·a·gy …   English syllables

  • creophagy, creophagism — Carnivorousness; flesh eating. [G. kreas, flesh, + phago, to eat] …   Medical dictionary

  • creophagous —   a. carnivorous.    ♦ creophagia,    ♦ creophagism,    ♦ creophagy, n. eating of flesh.    ♦ creophagist n …   Dictionary of difficult words

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