zoophagic, adj.

zoophagic
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First published 2017

# zoophagicadjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zoophagic mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zoophagic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the adjective zoophagic pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuː(ə)ˈfeɪdʒɪk/
zoo-uh-FAY-jick
/ˌzəʊəˈfeɪdʒɪk/
zoh-uh-FAY-jick

#### U.S. English

/ˌzu(ə)ˈfeɪdʒɪk/
zoo-uh-FAY-jick
/ˌzoʊəˈfeɪdʒɪk/
zoh-uh-FAY-jick

### Where does the adjective zoophagic come from?

Earliest known use

1900s

The earliest known use of the adjective zoophagic is in the 1900s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoophagic is from 1903, in a dictionary by G. J. Adler.

zoophagic is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: zoo- comb. form, ‑phagic comb. form.

### Nearby entries

1. zoonosis, n. 1873–
2. zoonosologist, n. 1860–
3. zoonosology, n. 1845–
4. zoonotic, adj. 1877–
5. zoon politikon, n. 1895–
6. zoonters, int. a1763–
7. zoo-organic, adj. 1821–90
8. zoopathologist, n. 1898–
9. zoopathology, n. 1841–
10. zoophagan, n. & adj. 1835–
11. zoophagic, adj.1903–
12. zoophagous, adj. 1788–
13. zoophagy, n. 1849–
14. zoophile, n. 1885–
15. zoophilia, n. 1894–
16. zoophilic, adj. 1884–
17. zoophilism, n. 1867–
18. zoophilist, n. 1829–
19. zoophilite, n. 1879–
20. zoophilous, adj. 1881–
21. zoophily, n. 1830–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by compounding.
Etymons: zoo- comb. form, ‑phagic comb. form.
< zoo- comb. form + ‑phagic comb. form, after zoophagy n.

In quot. 1903 also after German zoophagisch (1842 or earlier). Compare French zoophagique (1824 or earlier).

Compare earlier zoophagous adj. and zoophagan adj. Compare also…
< zoo- comb. form + ‑phagic comb. form, after zoophagy n.

In quot. 1903 also after German zoophagisch (1842 or earlier). Compare French zoophagique (1824 or earlier).

Compare earlier zoophagous adj. and zoophagan adj. Compare also earlier phytophagic adj.

## Meaning & use

Chiefly Entomology.

1. 1903–
   Feeding on animals or animal matter; spec. (of a mosquito) feeding on animals other than humans.
   1. 1903

      > Zoophagisch, zoophagic, carnivorous.

      G. J. Adler, German & English Dictionary (revised edition) 835/3
   2. 1968

      > The border between saprophytic and zoophagic forms is insufficiently distinct and frequently even indistinguishable.

      Bulletin Acad. Polonaise des Sci.: Série des Sci. Biology vol. 16 777
   3. 1998

      > Vector-control activities targeted at An. arabiensis need to consider the..zoophagic (tending to feed on animals other than humans) habits of this species.

      Proceedings of Royal Society B. vol. 265 852/2
   4. 2004

      > Because of this deficit in livestock the originally zoophagic A. aquasalis switched to feeding on people.

      H. F. van Emden & M. W. Service, Pest & Vector Control i. 24
   insects

## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuː(ə)ˈfeɪdʒɪk/
zoo-uh-FAY-jick
/ˌzəʊəˈfeɪdʒɪk/
zoh-uh-FAY-jick
/ˌzuː(ə)ˈfadʒɪk/
zoo-uh-FAJ-ik
/ˌzəʊəˈfadʒɪk/
zoh-uh-FAJ-ik

### U.S. English

/ˌzu(ə)ˈfeɪdʒɪk/
zoo-uh-FAY-jick
/ˌzoʊəˈfeɪdʒɪk/
zoh-uh-FAY-jick
/ˌzu(ə)ˈfædʒɪk/
zoo-uh-FAJ-ik
/ˌzoʊəˈfædʒɪk/
zoh-uh-FAJ-ik

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

zoophagic, adj. was first published in June 2017.

zoophagic, adj. was last modified in July 2023.