zoophagous

2 definitions found

zoophagous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Zoophagous \Zo*oph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. ?; zw^,on an animal + ? to
     eat.]
     Feeding on animals.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This is a more general term than either sarcophagous or
           carnivorous.
           [1913 Webster]

zoophagous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  zoophagous
      adj 1: (of animals) carnivorous [syn: flesh-eating(a), meat-  eating(a)
             , zoophagous]