Origin: Latin suffix -ous
Voracious has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
excessively greedy and grasping
"a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"
"ravening creditors"
"paying taxes to voracious governments"
devouring or craving food in great quantities
"edacious vultures"
"a rapacious appetite"
"ravenous as wolves"
"voracious sharks"
Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.