"ichthyophage" meaning in All languages combined

See ichthyophage on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ichthyophages [plural]
Etymology: From the Ancient Greek ἰχθυοφάγος (ikhthuophágos, “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 ichthyo- (“fish”) + -phage (“eater”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἰχθυοφάγος||fish-eating}} Ancient Greek ἰχθυοφάγος (ikhthuophágos, “fish-eating”), {{cog|en|-}} English, {{confix|en|ichthyo|phage|gloss1=fish|gloss2=eater}} ichthyo- (“fish”) + -phage (“eater”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ichthyophage (plural ichthyophages)
  1. That which consumes fish; any fish-eating thing or (more rarely) person. Synonyms: piscivore, pescatarian (english: of a person)
    Sense id: en-ichthyophage-en-noun-a0Q8u1Pi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ichthyo-, English terms suffixed with -phage Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ichthyo-: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phage: 76 24
  2. (capitalised as “Ichthyophages” and functioning as a plurale tantum proper noun) Anglicisation of Ichthyophagi Tags: capitalized
    Sense id: en-ichthyophage-en-noun-aYvRzAT0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ichthyophagous, ichthyophagy

Inflected forms

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