piscivorous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin piscivorus; synchronically analyzable as piscivore +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɪˈsɪvəɹəs/
Hyphenation: pis‧civ‧o‧rous

Adjective

piscivorous (comparative more piscivorous, superlative most piscivorous)

(chiefly of birds) That feeds on fish; fish-eating
Synonym: ichthyophagous

Related terms

piscivore

Translations

fish

German: fischfressend (de), piscivor
Greek: ιχθυοβόρος (el) (ichthyovóros), ιχθυοφάγος (el) (ichthyofágos), ψαροφάγος (el) (psarofágos)
Italian: piscivoro

Latin: piscivorus
Malay: pisivor
Polish: rybożerny m

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