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—ichthyophagous /ik'thee of"euh geuhs/, adj./ik'thee of"euh jee/, n.the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.[1650-60; ICHTHYO- + -PHAGY]
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Ichthyophagy — Ich thy*oph a*gy, n. [Gr. ichqyofagi a: cf. F. ichthyophagie.] The practice of eating, or living upon, fish. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ichthyophagy — the practice of fish eating … Dictionary of ichthyology
ichthyophagy — n. eating of fish … English contemporary dictionary
ichthyophagy — ich•thy•oph•a•gy [[t]ˌɪk θiˈɒf ə dʒi[/t]] n. the practice of eating or subsisting on fish • Etymology: 1650–60 ich thy•oph′a•gous gəs adj … From formal English to slang
ichthyophagy — ichthyophagous /ik thee of euh geuhs/, adj. /ik thee of euh jee/, n. the practice of eating or subsisting on fish. [1650 60; ICHTHYO + PHAGY] … Useful english dictionary
ichthyophagous — [ik΄thē äf′ə gəs] adj. 〚Gr ichthyophagos: see ICHTHYO & PHAGOUS〛 living on fish; fish eating ichthyophagy [ik΄thē äf′əjē] n. * * * ich·thy·oph·a·gous (ĭk thē ŏfʹə gəs) adj … Universalium
ichthyophagous — adjective feeding on fish See Also: ichthyophagy … Wiktionary
Food — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Eating. < N PARAG:Food >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 eating eating &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 deglutition deglutition gulp epulation mastication manducation rumination Sgm: N 1 hippophagy hippophagy … English dictionary for students
ichthus — n. amulet or talismanic carving in shape of fish. ♦ ichthyic, a. pertaining to fishes. ♦ ichthyism, n. fish poisoning. ♦ ichthyofauna, n. fish life of region. ♦ ichthyography n. treatise on fishes. ♦ ichthyoid, a. fish like.… … Dictionary of difficult words
ichthys — n. amulet or talismanic carving in shape of fish. ♦ ichthyic, a. pertaining to fishes. ♦ ichthyism, n. fish poisoning. ♦ ichthyofauna, n. fish life of region. ♦ ichthyography n. treatise on fishes. ♦ ichthyoid, a. fish like.… … Dictionary of difficult words
