Flächenfraß
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- (ecology) excessive consumption of land; urban sprawl
Etymology
Affix from German Flächen (area) + German Fraß (consumption).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Fraß
Gloss
consumption
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- frass English
- Flächen German
- Fraß German
- Krähenfraß German
- Vierflächner German
- vrāz Middle High German