ichthyophagous

ichthyophagous
Fish-eating; subsisting on fish. [ichthyo- + G. phago, to eat]

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ich·thy·oph·a·gous .ik-thē-'äf-ə-gəs adj eating or subsisting on fish

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ich·thy·oph·a·gous (ik″the-ofґə-gəs) eating or subsisting on fish.

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