Meanings
adjectivepiscivorous (comparative more piscivorous, superlative most piscivorous)
comparative more piscivorous · superlative most piscivorous
- That feeds on fish; fish-eating.
Synonyms: ichthyophagous, ichthyovorous, pisciphagous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat feeds on fish; fish-eating.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivefeeding on fishes
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Origin
- Latinpiscivorus
- Englishpiscivorous
Borrowed from Latin piscivorus. By surface analysis, piscivore + -ous or pisci- + -vorous.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian рибояден
- рибояден (ribojaden)eating fish
Catalan piscívor
- piscívoreating fish
French ichtyophage, piscivore
- ichtyophageeating fish
- piscivoreeating fish
German fischfressend, piscivor
- fischfressendeating fish
- piscivoreating fish
Greek ιχθυοβόρος, ιχθυοφάγος
- ιχθυοβόρος (ichthyovóros)eating fish
- ιχθυοφάγος (ichthyofágos)eating fish
- ψαροφάγος (psarofágos)eating fish
Hindi मत्स्यभक्षी
- मत्स्यभक्षी (matsyabhakṣī)eating fish
Hungarian halevő, piszcivor
- halevőeating fish
- piszcivoreating fish
Italian piscivoro
- piscivoroeating fish
Latin piscivorus
- piscivoruseating fish
Malay pisivor
- pisivoreating fish
Polish rybożerny
- rybożernyeating fish
Portuguese piscívoro
- piscívoroeating fish
Spanish piscívoro
- piscívoroeating fish
Turkish balıkçıl
- balıkçıleating fish
Welsh pysgysol
- pysgysoleating fish
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with piscivorous
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
piscivorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piscivorous
MLA
“piscivorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piscivorous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piscivorous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piscivorous.
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