piscivorous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin piscivorus; synchronically analyzable as piscivore +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪˈsɪvəɹəs/
• Hyphenation: pis‧civ‧o‧rous

Adjective

piscivorous (comparative more piscivorous, superlative most piscivorous)

1. (chiefly of birds) That feeds on fish; fish-eating

   Synonym: ichthyophagous

Related terms

• piscivore

Translations

fish

• German: fischfressend (de), piscivor
• Greek: ιχθυοβόρος (el) (ichthyovóros), ιχθυοφάγος (el) (ichthyofágos), ψαροφάγος (el) (psarofágos)
• Italian: piscivoro
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• Latin: piscivorus
• Malay: pisivor
• Polish: rybożerny m