piscivorous
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piscivorous
- /pɪˈsɪvəɹəs/
Rhymes with -ɪvəɹəs
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Borrowed from Latin piscivorus. By surface analysis, piscivore + -ous or pisci- + -vorous.
adjective more piscivorous · most piscivorous
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That feeds on fish; fish-eating.
Similar: ichthyophagous, ichthyovorous, pisciphagous
Translations
Every language
adj eating fish
| Español | piscívoro |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | मत्स्यभक्षी matsyabhakṣī |
| Português | piscívoro |
| Français | ichtyophage, piscivore |
| Deutsch | fischfressend, piscivor |
| Italiano | piscivoro |
| Ελληνικά | ιχθυοβόρος ichthyovóros, ιχθυοφάγος ichthyofágos, ψαροφάγος psarofágos |
Talk about this word "piscivorous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/piscivorous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. piscivorous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/piscivorous "piscivorous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/piscivorous.Cite this
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title = {piscivorous},
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