What is the meaning of voracious?

Excessively greedy and grasping.
- usage: "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"
- synonyms: rapacious, ravening
Devouring or craving food in great quantities.
- usage: "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
- synonyms: edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, wolfish

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