"hippophagy" meaning in English

See hippophagy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: hippo- + -phagy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hippo|phagy}} hippo- + -phagy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hippophagy (uncountable)
  1. The eating of horsemeat. Tags: uncountable Translations (Translations): hipofagio (Esperanto), hippophagie [feminine] (French)

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