cynegetic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κυνηγετικός (kunēgetikós, “of or for hunting”), from κυναγός (kunagós, “hunter”), from κύων (kúōn, “dog”) + ἄγω (ágō, “I lead”).
Adjective
cynegetic (comparative more cynegetic, superlative most cynegetic)
- Of or relating to hunting.
- 1998, Paul Shepard, The tender carnivore and the sacred game, →ISBN, page 259:
- To look upon the cynegetic qualities of our prehistory, even as presented here, is to shop for ideas that one may sift, sort, use, and cast off.
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Related terms
- cynegetics