ichthyophage

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ichthyophage

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From the Ancient Greek ἰχθυοφάγος (ikhthuophágos, “fish-eating”), and substantivised as a plurale tantum proper noun: “the Fish-eaters, the Ichthyophagi”; reinforced in the general sense (“that which consumes fish”) by the English ichthyo- (“fish”) + -phage (“eater”).

noun ichthyophages

That which consumes fish; any fish-eating thing or (more rarely) person.
Similar: piscivore, pescatarian
capitalized, as “Ichthyophages” and functioning as a plurale tantum proper noun Anglicisation of Ichthyophagi

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@misc{ichthyophage_2026,
  title = {ichthyophage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ichthyophage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}