Definitions

1. noun

A condition in which animals, especially carnivores, engage in the act of scavenging and eating carrion, often in a habitual or persistent manner.

“The park rangers observed a case of epulosis in the local wildlife population.”

2. noun

Excessive or voracious eating, especially of food that is not normally eaten.

“The bear’s epulosis for garbage had to be addressed by the local authorities.”