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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin piscivorus. By surface analysis, piscivore + -ous or pisci- + -vorous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɪˈsɪvəɹəs/
- Hyphenation: pis‧civ‧o‧rous
- Rhymes: -ɪvəɹəs
Adjective
piscivorous (comparative more piscivorous, superlative most piscivorous)
- (chiefly of birds) That feeds on fish; fish-eating.
- Synonyms: ichthyophagous, (rare) ichthyovorous, (rare) pisciphagous
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