мясоед

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Etymology

From мясо (mjaso, meat) +‎ -ед (-ed, eater).

Pronunciation

Noun

мясое́д (mjasojédm anim (genitive мясое́да, nominative plural мясое́ды, genitive plural мясое́дов)

  1. a carnivore
  2. (religion) meat eating period
    • 1869, Иван Гончаров [Ivan Goncharov], “Часть V. Глава XI”, in Обрыв; English translation from Stephen Pearl, transl., Malinovka Heights, Alma Classics, 2020:
      Пита́лась она́ одни́м ко́фе да ча́ем, хле́бом, карто́фелем и огурца́ми, иногда́ ры́бою, да́же в мясое́д.
      Pitálasʹ oná odním kófe da čájem, xlébom, kartófelem i ogurcámi, inogdá rýboju, dáže v mjasojéd.
      She consumed nothing but coffee and tea, bread, potatoes and cucumber, and occasionally fish, even at times when meat was allowed.

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Synonyms

  1. хи́щник (xíščnik, a predator who hunts and kills animals to eat their meat)