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English Dictionary: voracious by the DICT Development Group
2 results for voracious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
voracious
adj
  1. excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"
    Synonym(s): rapacious, ravening, voracious
  2. devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
    Synonym(s): edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Voracious \Vo*ra"cious\, a. [L. vorax, -acis, fr. vorare to
      devour; akin to Gr. [?] meat, food, [?] to devour, Skr. gar.
      Cf. {Devour}.]
      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. --Dampier. --
      {Vo*ra"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Vo*ra"cious*ness}, n.
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