cardophagus

cardophagus
cardophagus /kär-dofˈə-gəs/ (obsolete)
noun
A thistle-eater, a donkey
ORIGIN: Latinized from Gr kardos thistle, and phagos eater, glutton

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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