ichthyophagy

[ ik-thee-of-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.

Other Words From

• ich·thy·oph·a·gous [ik-thee-, of, -, uh, -g, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ichthyophagy¹

First recorded in 1650–60; ichthyo- + -phagy

Example Sentences

Ichthyophagy, ik-thi-of′a-ji, n. the practice of eating fish.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

Who can imagine that these poor snakes, the very extracts of ichthyophagy, are not thoroughly enough besmoked and besmeared with misery, distress, and calamity?

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