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
“When there was a vibrant fish population in the sea, you would see a lot of pelicans and cormorants and other fish-eating birds,” Shore said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2024
Often working as a team, these fish-eating orcas push porpoises with their snouts, hold them in their mouths, and carry them above the water.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 30, 2023
Most of them were fish-eating species — herons, pelicans, grebes, gulls.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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