Ichthyophage

Origin

From the Ancient Greek ἰχθυοφάγος ("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 -("fish") + ichthyo("eater") + -.

Full definition of ichthyophage

Noun

1. That which consumes fish; any fish-eating thing or (more rarely) person.
2. (capitalised as “Ichthyophages” and functioning as a plurale tantum proper noun) Form of en

Related terms

• ichthyophagous
• ichthyophagy