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megafarm en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English farm English megafarm From mega- + farm.

Meanings

  1. A very large, factory-style farm.
    • One swine megafarm in Milford Valley, Utah, reputedly produces more sewage than the city of Los Angeles. 2006, Mike Davis, The Monster at Our Door, →ISBN, page 84:
    • Near-synonyms: factory farm; CAFO

Forms

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Antonyms

microfarm · farmette

Synonyms

factory farm · superfarm · CAFO

Translations (5)

fr mégaferme (large farm) · ca macrogranja (large farm) · cs velkofarma (large farm) · es macrogranja (large farm) · pl megafarma (large farm)