"creatic" meaning in English

See creatic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɹiːˈætɪk/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “meat”) (genitive κρέατος (kréatos)) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κρέας||meat}} Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “meat”), {{suffix|en||ic}} + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} creatic (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Relating to, or produced by, meat. Tags: not-comparable, rare
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