piscivorous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin piscivorus. By surface analysis, piscivore +‎ -ous or pisci- +‎ -vorous.

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.
Synonyms: ichthyophagous, (rare) ichthyovorous, (rare) pisciphagous

Related terms

piscivore

Translations

fish

Breton: peskdebrer
Bulgarian: рибояден (ribojaden)
French: ichtyophage (fr), piscivore (fr)
German: fischfressend (de), piscivor
Greek: ιχθυοβόρος (el) (ichthyovóros), ιχθυοφάγος (el) (ichthyofágos), ψαροφάγος (el) (psarofágos)
Hungarian: halevő (hu), piszcivor
Italian: piscivoro
Latin: piscivorus
Malay: pisivor
Polish: rybożerny m
Welsh: pysgysol

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