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ichthyophagy

ichthyophagy noun: the practice of eating fish.

Noun

ichthyophagy (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The practice of eating fish.
    Synonyms:
    piscivory

Synonyms of ichthyophagy

Origin of ichthyophagy

From ichthyo- + -phagy.

Questions about ichthyophagy

What does ichthyophagy mean?
Ichthyophagy means the practice of eating fish.
What part of speech is ichthyophagy?
Ichthyophagy is a noun.

Words near ichthyophagy in the dictionary

  1. ichthyophagian
  2. ichthyophagist
  3. ichthyophagists
  4. ichthyophagoi
  5. ichthyophagous
  6. ichthyophagy
  7. ichthyophiid
  8. ichthyophiids
  9. ichthyophile
  10. ichthyophiles
  11. ichthyophobe

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