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单词 artophagous
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artophagousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἀρτοϕάγος , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀρτοϕάγος bread-eating ( < ἀρτο- , combining form of ἄρτος bread (see artotyrite n.) + -ϕάγος : see -phagous comb. form) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1885) gives the pronunciation as (aɹtǫ·făgəs) /ɑːˈtɒfəɡəs/.
Obsolete. rare.
Characterized by eating bread.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating bread
artophagous1816
panivorous1830
1816 W. Gifford in B. Jonson Wks. V. 174 (note) This artophagous propensity of the tailors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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