ichthyophage

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noun

That which consumes fish; any fish-eating thing or (more rarely) person.

Similar
piscivorepescatarian
OriginAncient Greek ἰχθυοφάγος →
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Meanings

nounichthyophage (plural ichthyophages)

plural ichthyophages

  1. That which consumes fish; any fish-eating thing or (more rarely) person.

    Synonyms: piscivore, pescatarian

  2. capitalizedAnglicisation of Ichthyophagi

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThat which consumes fish; any fish-eating thing or (more rarely) person.

Similar
piscivorepescatarian
Also see
piscivore

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἰχθυοφάγος“fish-eating”
  2. Englishichthyophage

From the Ancient Greek ἰχθυοφάγος (ikhthuophágos, “fish-eating”), and substantivised as a plurale tantum proper noun: “the Fish-eaters, the Ichthyophagi”; reinforced in the general sense (“that which consumes fish”) by the English ichthyo- (“fish”) + -phage (“eater”).

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APA

ichthyophage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichthyophage

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“ichthyophage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichthyophage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ichthyophage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichthyophage.

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