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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἰχθυοφάγος (ikhthuophágos). By surface analysis, ictio- + -fago
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ik.t͡ʃiˈɔ.fa.ɡu/ , (faster pronunciation) /ikˈt͡ʃjɔ.fa.ɡu/, /i.ki.t͡ʃiˈɔ.fa.ɡu/ , (faster pronunciation) /i.kiˈt͡ʃjɔ.fa.ɡu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ik.t͡ʃiˈɔ.fa.ɡu/ , (faster pronunciation) /ikˈt͡ʃjɔ.fa.ɡu/, /i.ki.t͡ʃiˈɔ.fa.ɡu/ , (faster pronunciation) /i.kiˈt͡ʃjɔ.fa.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ik.t͡ʃiˈɔ.fa.ɡo/ , (faster pronunciation) /ikˈt͡ʃjɔ.fa.ɡo/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔfaɡu, (Portugal) -ɔfɐɡu
- Hyphenation: ic‧ti‧ó‧fa‧go
Adjective
ictiófago (feminine ictiófaga, masculine plural ictiófagos, feminine plural ictiófagas)
- ichthyophagous
- Synonyms: ictiofágico, piscíviro
- (historical) Ichthyophagi
Noun
ictiófago m (plural ictiófagos, feminine ictiófaga, feminine plural ictiófagas)
- ichthyophage
- Synonym: piscíviro
- (historical) Ichthyophagi
Further reading
- “ictiófago”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “ictiófago”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “ictiófago”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “ictiófago”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024