zoöphagous

See also: zoophagous

English

Etymology

From zoö- +‎ -phagous.

Adjective

zoöphagous

  1. Alternative spelling of zoophagous.
    • 1897, Bram Stoker, “Dr. Seward’s Diary”, in Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC, chapter VI, page 78:
      I shall have to invent a new classification for him, and call him a zoöphagous (life-eating) maniac; what he desires is to absorb as many lives as he can, and he has laid himself out to achieve it in a cumulative way.
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