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单词 hippophagy
释义

hippophagy

or hip·poph·a·gism

[ hi-pof-uh-jee ]
/ hɪˈpɒf ə dʒi /

noun

the practice of eating horseflesh.

Origin of hippophagy

First recorded in 1820–30; hippo- + -phagy

OTHER WORDS FROM hippophagy

hip·poph·a·gous [hi-pof-uh-guhs], /hɪˈpɒf ə gəs/, adjective

Words nearby hippophagy

hippology, Hippolyta, Hippolytus, Hippomenes, hippophagist, hippophagy, hippophile, hippopotamus, Hippo Regius, Hippo Zarytus, hippuric acid
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Example sentences from the Web for hippophagy

  • Hippophagy, hip-pof′a-ji, n. the act or practice of feeding on horse-flesh.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
  • We may learn here also the reason why hippophagy has been so long unknown among us.

    Demonology and Devil-lore|Moncure Daniel Conway
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