HARPACTOPHAGOUS


Meaning of HARPACTOPHAGOUS in English

|här(ˌ)pak|täfə̇gəs adjective

Etymology: harpacto- (from Greek harpaktos stolen, got by plundering, from harpazein to snatch, seize) + -phagous; akin to Greek harpagē hook, rake — more at assart

: predatory — used especially of insects

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