Editing Zoophagy

==English==

===Etymology===
From Ancient Greek ''ζῷον'' (zôion, “animal”) + ''-φαγία'' (-phagía, “eating”), from ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/φαγεῖν φαγεῖν]'' (phageîn, “to eat”).

===Noun===
'''zoophagy''' (uncountable)

# The consumption of animals; the act or practice of eating animal flesh.
# (biology, ecology) Feeding on animals, especially as a dietary behavior distinguishing carnivores and some omnivores.

===Usage notes===
* Often used in scientific or ecological contexts to describe dietary habits.
* More formal than ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/carnivory carnivory]'', though the two are closely related.
* Can apply broadly to any organism that consumes animals, not just mammals.

===Related terms===
* ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/zoophagous zoophagous]''
* ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/carnivory carnivory]''
* ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/omnivory omnivory]''
* ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/herbivory herbivory]''

===Example sentences===
* “The zoophagy of certain insects allows them to control pest populations.”
* “Human diets vary widely, but many cultures incorporate zoophagy as a central component.”

===See also===
* ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-phagy -phagy]''
* ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivore Carnivore]''