fish-eating

English

Etymology

Compound of fish +‎ eating.

Adjective

fish-eating (not comparable)

1. That eats fish; piscivorous.

   Coordinate terms: meat-eating, plant-eating

Translations

that eats fish — see piscivorous

Noun

fish-eating (uncountable)

1. The practice or habit of eating fish; ichthyophagy.

   Near-synonym: pescetarianism

See also

• fish-eating grin

 

References

• “fish-eating, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “fish-eating, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.