Zoophaga

plural noun

Zo·​oph·​a·​ga

zōˈäfəgə

in former classifications

: a major division of Mammalia comprising the flesh-eating mammals

zoophagan

-gən

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from zo- + -phaga

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