英:[zəʊ'ɒfəgəs]
美:[zoʊ'ɒfəgəs]
英:[zəʊ'ɒfəgəs]
美:[zoʊ'ɒfəgəs]
zo·oph·a·gous
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"食肉的," 1840年,来自 zoo- "动物" + -phagous "吃". 相关词汇: Zoophagy; zoophage。
食动物的,食肉的:以动物性食物为生的
adjective
feeding on animals : carnivorous
1 Jared is like Renfield, the “zoophagous maniac” in Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” who eats flies and death’s head moths and does the vampire king’s bidding.
2 It was dark when I was able to inquire about my zoophagous patient.
3 He is himself zoophagous, and in his wild ravings outside the chapel door of the deserted house he always spoke of 'master'.
4 How he has been making use of the zoophagous patient to effect his entry into friend John's home.