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piscivore

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɪs(k)ɪvɔː/
  • General-American: /ˈpɪsɪvɔɹ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A fish eater.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ichthyophage, pescatarian

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Italic *piskis Latin piscisder. English pisci- Proto-Indo-European *gwerh3- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *gworh3éh2 Proto-Italic *worā Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorōder. English -vore English piscivore From pisci- (“fish”) + -vore (“eater”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: piscívor — fish eater
  • Finnish: kalansyöjä — fish eater
  • German: Fischfresser — fish eater
  • Polish: rybojad — fish eater
  • Portuguese: piscívoro — fish eater
  • Spanish: piscívoro — fish eater