teuthivorous

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τευθίς (teuthís, “squid”) +‎ -vorous.

Adjective

teuthivorous (not comparable)

1. Feeding on cephalopods.
   • 2021 March 30, J. B. MacKinnon, “An Entire Group of Whales Has Somehow Escaped Human Attention”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     The tusks of the strap-toothed whale grow up and across the snout, like a bone ribbon that ties the mouth nearly shut. This apparently causes no problems, because beaked whales—keeping it weird—neither bite nor chew their food. They are suction feeders, drinking in their meals rather than eating them, and they’re also teuthivorous, meaning they primarily eat squid.