carnivoracity

English

Etymology

Blend of carnivore +‎ voracity?

Noun

carnivoracity (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, humorous) greedy appetite for meat
   • April 18, 1730, Alexander Pope, letter to Mr. Gay

     Mr. Cleland always speaks of you: he is at Tunbridge, wondering at the superior carnivoracity of our friend: he plays now with the old Duchess, nay dines with her, after she has won all his money

References

• “carnivoracity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.