|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
|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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012