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单词 hippophagous
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hippophagousadj.

Brit. /hɪˈpɒfəɡəs/, U.S. /hɪˈpɑfəɡəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hippo- comb. form, -phagous comb. form.
Etymology: < hippo- comb. form + -phagous comb. form, after hippophagy n.
Now rare.
Given to or characterized by the eating of horsemeat; of or relating to the eating of horsemeat. Cf. hippophagy n.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh > eating horseflesh
hippophagous1828
the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh > eating horseflesh > relating to
hippophagous1828
hippophagistical1881
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Hippophagous, feeding on horses, as the Tartars.
1851 Notes & Queries 7 June 449/2 A well-known country inn in that county [sc.Worcestershire]..must have startled many a traveller with strange hippophagous apprehensions, viz., Stew-poney.
1882 Funny Folks 7 Oct. 315/4 If we are to become hippophagous without being aware of it, surely fresh horse might be permitted us.
1906 N.-Y. Daily Tribute 22 May 6/3 We must apparently prepare to revise our ideas of Parisians as the chief hippophagous people.
2002 Population & Developm. Rev. 28 633/1 Besides the hippophagous part of Europe, horse meat is also consumed in considerable quantities..in Mongolia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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