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venatical

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ve⋅nat⋅ic

  [vee-nat-ik]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to hunting.
Also, ve⋅nat⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1650–60; < L vēnāticus, equiv. to vēnāt(us) (ptp. of vēnārī to hunt) + -icus -ic

Related forms:
ve⋅nat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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ve·nat·ic   (vē-nāt'ĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to hunting.

  2. Engaging in hunting for sport or livelihood.


[Latin vēnāticus, from vēnātus, past participle of vēnārī, to hunt; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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