Definition of "flesh-eating" []

• (of animals) carnivorous (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "MRSA, a drug-resistant strain of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, thrives in hospitals where antibiotic use has bred a super-bug commonly known as the "flesh-eating" bacteria."
• "Japanese researchers looked at 261 samples of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA, including 21 samples of the USA300 strain, a type of MRSA that has gained attention for its spread, its frequent presence in the community as well as the hospital, and its link to necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease."
• "Lurking on the surface of that base was Strep A bacteria, which causes a tissue-destroying disease known as necrotizing fasciitis, a very rare condition commonly known as flesh-eating bacteria."