Lotophagus

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Lotophagus

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Borrowed from Latin Lōtophagus, from Ancient Greek Λωτοφάγος (Lōtophágos, literally “lotus eater”).

noun Lotophagi · Lotophages

A member of the Lotophagi; a lotus eater. It will be acquiesced in by a much less deserving band, if band it may be called, when each fights for his own hand, without respect to his neighbour, by those who have set their hearts and their treasures in this world, and exert what powers of thought they in devising a sickly optimism, by which t

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@misc{lotophagus_2026,
  title = {Lotophagus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lotophagus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}