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zoophagous

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zo·oph·a·gous  (z-f-gs)
adj.
Feeding on animal matter.
zoophagous [zəʊˈɒfəgəs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) feeding on animals
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Adj.1.zoophagouszoophagous - (of animals) carnivorous            
flesh-eating, meat-eating
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
carnivorous - (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects"


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I shall have to invent a new classification for him, and call him a zoophagous (life-eating) maniac.
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