ichthyophagy

[ ik-thee-of-uh-jee ]

noun

the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.

Origin of ichthyophagy

¹

First recorded in 1650–60; ichthyo- + -phagy

Other words from ichthyophagy

ich·thy·oph·a·gous [ik-thee-of-uh-guhs], /ˌɪk θiˈɒf ə gəs/, adjective

Words Nearby ichthyophagy

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How to use ichthyophagy in a sentence

ichthyophagy, ik-thi-of′a-ji, n. the practice of eating fish.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) | Various

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