Sentence:  Nay, when we pass from this particular accomplishment, and consider his general powers—when we remember his range of appetite through the whole <WSD>cibarious</WSD> system — his unfailing faculty of digestion, (or "assimilation", as I believe it is dietetically called,) and his incalculable resources of non-payment—our surprise at the cold oblivion which has been suffered to swallow up such a man becomes destitute of a limit. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Relating to food.