ichthyophagous

British  

/ ˌɪkθɪˈɒfədʒɪ, ˌɪkθɪˈɒfəɡəs /

adjective

1. feeding on fish

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Other Word Forms

• ichthyophagy noun

Example Sentences

The inhabitant of cold and sterile regions on the borders of the ocean becomes ichthyophagous; and fish, fresh, dried, smoked, or salted, is his principal nourishment.

From Project Gutenberg

The latest fancy of fish lovers in New York, the members of the Ichthyophagous Club, who are supposed to be the leaders in the fashions of fish, is to have the fish served with the fins, head and tail on; and with some fish they want even the scales; and then they simply lift off the skin, the entire skin, before they begin to serve it.

From Project Gutenberg

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From Project Gutenberg

In ichthyophagous Japan, good fishing techniques are a matter of national importance.

From Time Magazine Archive

These Greenlanders were small and squat; they were not more than four feet ten inches high; they had red, round faces, and low foreheads; their hair, flat and black, fell over their shoulders; their teeth were decayed, and they seemed to be affected by the sort of leprosy which is peculiar to ichthyophagous tribes.

From Project Gutenberg