Definition of voracious

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Voracious (a.) Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool..

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Gluttonous :: Gluttonous (a.) Given to gluttony; eating to excess; indulging the appetite; voracious; as, a gluttonous age..
Glutton :: Glutton (n.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo luscus), of the family Mustelidae, about the size of a large badger. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name; the wolverene. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia..
Hellbender :: Hellbender (n.) A large North American aquatic salamander (Protonopsis horrida or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and water dog..
Cynorexia :: Cynorexia (n.) A voracious appetite, like that of a starved dog..
Palmerworm :: Palmerworm (n.) Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects..
Glutton :: Glutton (v. t. & i.) To glut; to eat voraciously.
Bowfin :: Bowfin (n.) A voracious ganoid fish (Amia calva) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also Johnny Grindle, and dogfish..
Bulimy :: Bulimy (n.) A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.
Voracious :: Voracious (a.) Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool..
Cormorant :: Cormorant (n.) A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant..
Barracouata :: Barracouata (n.) A voracious pikelike, marine fish, of the genus Sphyraena, sometimes used as food..
Mantis :: Mantis (n.) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in prayer. The common American species is M. Carolina..
Hungry :: Hungry (superl.) Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious.
Piraya :: Piraya (n.) A large voracious fresh-water fish (Serrasalmo piraya) of South America, having lancet-shaped teeth..
Esurient :: Esurient (a.) Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious.
Gluttonize :: Gluttonize (v. i.) To eat to excess; to eat voraciously; to gormandize.
Aphis Lion :: Aphis lion () The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larvae of the ladybugs (Coccinella)..
Thresher :: Thresher (n.) A large and voracious shark (Alopias vulpes), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also fox shark, sea ape, sea fox, slasher, swingle-tail, and thrasher shark..
Voracity :: Voracity (n.) The quality of being voracious; voraciousness.
Edacious :: Edacious (a.) Given to eating; voracious; devouring.
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