Definition of creophagous in English:

creophagous

(also kreophagous)

adjective krɪˈɒfəɡəskrēˈäfəɡəs

rare

Flesh-eating or carnivorous.
crocodiles are creophagous animals
Example sentencesExamples
- It is known that insects both of a creophagous and saprophagous nature, gradually diminish in relative numbers from the poles to the equator.
- For the more creophagous of us, there is gulasz, gently stewed cubes of beef in a brown gravy.
- Peregrines are indigenous birds, and unfortunately they are creophagous.
- We found hundreds of wild donkeys and other creophagous animals such as foxes and lynx.
Synonyms
meat-eating, flesh-eating, predatory, of prey, hunting, raptorial

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek kreophagus, from kreas 'flesh' + -phagos (see -phagous).

Definition of creophagous in US English:

creophagous

(also kreophagous)

adjectivekrēˈäfəɡəs

rare

Flesh-eating or carnivorous.
crocodiles are creophagous animals
Example sentencesExamples
- We found hundreds of wild donkeys and other creophagous animals such as foxes and lynx.
- It is known that insects both of a creophagous and saprophagous nature, gradually diminish in relative numbers from the poles to the equator.
- For the more creophagous of us, there is gulasz, gently stewed cubes of beef in a brown gravy.
- Peregrines are indigenous birds, and unfortunately they are creophagous.
Synonyms
meat-eating, flesh-eating, predatory, of prey, hunting, raptorial

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek kreophagus, from kreas ‘flesh’ + -phagos (see -phagous).

单词	creophagous
释义	Definition of creophagous in English: creophagous (also kreophagous) adjective krɪˈɒfəɡəskrēˈäfəɡəs rare Flesh-eating or carnivorous. crocodiles are creophagous animals Example sentencesExamples It is known that insects both of a creophagous and saprophagous nature, gradually diminish in relative numbers from the poles to the equator. For the more creophagous of us, there is gulasz, gently stewed cubes of beef in a brown gravy. Peregrines are indigenous birds, and unfortunately they are creophagous. We found hundreds of wild donkeys and other creophagous animals such as foxes and lynx. Synonyms meat-eating, flesh-eating, predatory, of prey, hunting, raptorial Origin Late 19th century: from Greek kreophagus, from kreas 'flesh' + -phagos (see -phagous). Definition of creophagous in US English: creophagous (also kreophagous) adjectivekrēˈäfəɡəs rare Flesh-eating or carnivorous. crocodiles are creophagous animals Example sentencesExamples We found hundreds of wild donkeys and other creophagous animals such as foxes and lynx. It is known that insects both of a creophagous and saprophagous nature, gradually diminish in relative numbers from the poles to the equator. For the more creophagous of us, there is gulasz, gently stewed cubes of beef in a brown gravy. Peregrines are indigenous birds, and unfortunately they are creophagous. Synonyms meat-eating, flesh-eating, predatory, of prey, hunting, raptorial Origin Late 19th century: from Greek kreophagus, from kreas ‘flesh’ + -phagos (see -phagous).
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