Definition of ichthyophagous in English:
ichthyophagous
adjective ˌɪkθɪˈɒfəɡəsˌikTHēˈäfəɡəs
formal Fish-eating.
Americans are more ichthyophagous than ever
Example sentencesExamples
- In ichthyophagous Japan, good fishing techniques are a matter of national importance.
- O. bonariensis in the adult stage can be considered an ichthyophagous species based on its feeding habits in the Mar Chiquita Lake.
- However, this species is both aggressive and voraciously ichthyophagous.
- There are, he adds, ‘unremittingly ichthyophagous [fish-eating] breakfasters; others who will have bacon every day but never sausages and vice versa’.
Derivatives
noun ˌɪkθɪˈɒfədʒi
formal Our little group, which covered all levels of Italian language and ichthyophagy, appreciated the patience with which waiters and proprietor suggested and explained.
Example sentencesExamples
- The ichthyophagy increased with size and in fishes 40 cm and larger, cannibalism was outstanding.
- The main component of the diet varied according to fish size, showing a marked ichthyophagy in those specimens with more than 200 mm in standard length.