- hippophagous
- a. eating horse-flesh.♦ hippophagi, n.pl. eaters of horse-flesh.♦ hippophagism,♦ hippophagy, n.
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Hippophagous — Hip*poph a*gous, a. [Gr. i ppos horse + ? to eat: cf. F. hippophage.] Feeding on horseflesh; said of certain nomadic tribes, as the Tartars. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hippophagous — hip·poph·a·gous … English syllables
hippophagous — (ˈ)hi|päfəgəs adjective Etymology: hipp + phagous : eating horseflesh * * * hippophˈagous / gəs/ adjective Horse eating • • • Main Entry: ↑hippophagy … Useful english dictionary
hippophagy — hippophagous /hi pof euh geuhs/, adj. /hi pof euh jee/, n. the practice of eating horseflesh. Also, hippophagism. [1820 30; HIPPO + PHAGY] * * * … Universalium
Hippophagi — Hip*poph a*gi, n. pl. [NL. See {Hippophagous}.] Eaters of horseflesh. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hippophagist — noun A person that eats horse meat. See Also: hippophagism, hippophagous, hippophagy … Wiktionary
hippophagy — 1828, from HIPPO (Cf. hippo ) + phagy (see PHAGOUS (Cf. phagous)). Related: Hippophagous … Etymology dictionary
