fish-eating
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Add to this the perception, used effectively by Ms. Banerjee five years ago, that the BJP was the party of landlocked Hindi-speaking North Indian vegetarians alien to the fish-eating Bengalis of the coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Some scientists thought these fish-eating creatures may have been fully aquatic, gliding through deep waters to snare prey.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Mergansers are riverine and coastal fish-eating ducks predominantly found in the Northern Hemisphere, however there are a few rare species from the Southern Hemisphere.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2024
A portion of the fish-eating resident killer whales — known as Southern Residents — is already listed as endangered in the U.S. and Canada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Most of them were fish-eating species — herons, pelicans, grebes, gulls.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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