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| anthropophagus |
a human who eats human flesh; cannibal. |
| budworm |
a type of caterpillar that eats the buds of plants. |
| cannibal |
a person who eats human flesh. [2/3 definitions] |
| carnivore |
a plant that eats insects. [1/2 definitions] |
| Colorado beetle |
a black and yellow beetle that eats potatoes and other plants. |
| diner |
one who eats a meal. [1/3 definitions] |
| eating |
the act of one that eats. [1/4 definitions] |
| fast2 |
a period when one eats very little or only specific food, esp. for religious or political reasons. [1/4 definitions] |
| ghoul |
an evil demon, esp. one of Islamic legend that eats people and corpses. [1/3 definitions] |
| glutton |
someone who eats an excessive amount, or one who both eats and drinks excessively. [1/2 definitions] |
| insectivore |
an animal or plant that eats insects. [1/2 definitions] |
| Japanese beetle |
a shiny green and brown beetle, originally from Asia, that eats the leaves, fruits, flowers, and roots of plants. |
| messmate |
a person with whom one eats meals regularly, as in the army. |
| mouth |
the opening in the face through which one eats, breathes, speaks, and emits vocal sounds, and which includes the lips, teeth, and tongue. [1/9 definitions] |
| ogre |
an ugly giant or monstrous person that eats people, esp. one in folk tales and children's stories. [1/2 definitions] |
| -phage |
something that eats or destroys (used in naming phagocytes). |
| predator |
an animal that eats the flesh of others. [1/2 definitions] |
| scavenger |
a person or thing that scavenges, esp. an animal that eats decaying flesh. |
| vegetarian |
one who eats no meat or fish but only vegetables, fruits, nuts, grains, and the like. [1/3 definitions] |
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