Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoophagy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zoophagy
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The feeding on animals.

Uncountable

Etymology

From zoo- (“relating to animals”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: zoo-
Suffix: -phagy

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

zoöphagy (alternative)

Derived Forms

phytozoophagy

Synonyms

carnivorousness

Questions

What does zoophagy mean?: The feeding on animals.
Where does zoophagy come from?: From zoo- (“relating to animals”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

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