Usually means: Eating animals for sustenance, nutrition.
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  1. zoophagy: Collins English Dictionary
  2. zoophagy: Wiktionary
  3. zoophagy: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words

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Definitions from Wiktionary (zoophagy)

▸ noun:  (rare) The feeding on animals.

Similar:
zoöphagy, zoophagan, paedophagy, ophiophagy, proctophagy, zoophaga, zoöphaga, zoophilia, coprophage, scatophagy, more...

Opposite:
herbivory, vegetarianism, plant-based diet

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Similar:
zoöphagy, zoophagan, paedophagy, ophiophagy, proctophagy, zoophaga, zoöphaga, zoophilia, coprophage, scatophagy, more...

Opposite:
herbivory, vegetarianism, plant-based diet



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