The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zoophagous
Zoophagous \Zo*["o]ph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. ?; zw^,on an animal + ? to eat.] Feeding on animals.
Note: This is a more general term than either sarcophagous or carnivorous.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
zoophagous
"carnivorous," 1840, from zoo- + -phagous. Related: Zoophagy; zoophage.
Wiktionary
zoophagous
a. carnivorous
WordNet
zoophagous
adj. (of animals) carnivorous [syn: flesh-eating(a), meat-eating(a)]
Usage examples of "zoophagous".
I shall have to invent a new classification for him, and call him a zoophagous (life-eating) maniac.
He is himself zoophagous, and in his wild ravings outside the chapel door of the deserted house he always spoke of ‘master’.
How he has been making use of the zoophagous patient to effect his entry into friend John’s home.