Emily Dickinson Lexicon

VO-RA'CIOUS, a. [Fr. and It. vorace; L. vorax, from voro, to devour; Heb. and Ch. בער, to clear away, to consume; Gr. βορα, food. Class Br, No. 6.]

1. Greedy for eating; ravenous; very hungry; as, a voracious man or appetite.
2. Rapacious; eager to devour; as, voracious animals.
3. Ready to swallow up; as, a voracious gulf or whirlpool.