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ichthyophage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ichthyophage
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Anglicisation of Ichthyophagi

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ichthyophages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ichthyophagous ichthyophagy

Synonyms

piscivore pescatarian

Questions

What does ichthyophage mean?
That which consumes fish; any fish-eating thing or (more rarely) person.
Where does ichthyophage come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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