omophagous

omophagous
omophagous (adj.) 1857, from omophagia (1706), from Greek, lit. "eating raw flesh," from omos "raw" (see OMO- (Cf. omo-)) + phagein "to eat" (see -PHAGOUS (Cf. -phagous)).

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  • omophagous — omophagic / fajˈik/ or omophagous / mofˈə gəs/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑omophagia …   Useful english dictionary

  • omophagous — adj. eating raw meat …   English contemporary dictionary

  • o|mo|phag|ic — «OH muh FAJ ihk», adjective. = omophagous. (Cf. ↑omophagous) …   Useful english dictionary

  • omophagia — omophagic /oh meuh faj ik/, omophagous /oh mof euh geuhs/, adj. omophagist /oh mof euh jist/, n. /oh meuh fay jeuh, jee euh/, n. the eating of raw food, esp. raw meat. [1700 10; < NL < Gk omophagía, equiv. to omó(s) raw + phagia PHAGY] * * * …   Universalium

  • omophagy — noun The eating of raw meat. See Also: omophagia, omophagic, omophagous …   Wiktionary

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