zoophagous

/zou'ɔfəgən/ Cách viết khác : (zoophagous) /zou'ɔfəgəs/

Thân thiện

A zoophagous lion hunts a gazelle on the savanna.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Carnivorous, meat-eating: Describes an animal whose diet consists primarily or exclusively of the flesh of other animals. This is a biological and ecological term.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • Lions are zoophagous predators at the top of the food chain.
  • The study focused on the hunting strategies of zoophagous insects.

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in scientific, zoological, or technical contexts rather than in everyday conversation. It precisely classifies an organism's feeding habit.
  • The zoophagous nature of the species was confirmed by analyzing its stomach contents.

Variants and Related Words

• Zoophagy (n): The practice or habit of feeding on animals.
  • Zoophagy is a common feeding strategy among many arthropods.

Synonyms

• Carnivorous: Flesh-eating.
• Predatory: Living by preying on other animals.

Antonyms

• Herbivorous: Plant-eating.
• Omnivorous: Eating both plant and animal matter.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of animals) carnivorous

Từ đồng nghĩa

• flesh-eating
• meat-eating