piscivore

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *péysks

Proto-Italic *piskis

Latin piscisder.

English pisci-

Latin vorōder.

English -vore

English piscivore

From pisci- (“fish”) + -vore (“eater”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪs(k)ɪvɔː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪsɪvɔɹ/

Noun

piscivore (plural piscivores)

1. A fish eater.

   Synonyms: ichthyophage, (of a person) pescatarian

Derived terms

• piscivorous

Translations

fish eater

• Catalan: piscívor
• Finnish: kalansyöjä
• German: Fischfresser m
• Polish: rybojad m
• Portuguese: piscívoro (pt) m
• Spanish: piscívoro (es) m

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

piscivore (plural piscivores)

1. piscivorous, fish-eating

Noun

piscivore m or f by sense (plural piscivores)

1. piscivore

Further reading

• “piscivore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piʃˈʃi.vo.re/
• Rhymes: -ivore
• Hyphenation: pi‧scì‧vo‧re

Adjective

piscivore

1. feminine plural of piscivoro

Latin

Adjective

piscivore

1. vocative masculine singular of piscivorus