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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries魚食性動物
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gyoshokusei dōbutsu
"オスプレイは有名な魚食性動物です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An animal that primarily feeds on fish.
"The osprey is a well-known piscivore, adept at catching fish from the water." - 2
A type of carnivore that specializes in eating fish.
"Many species of sharks are classified as piscivores due to their exclusive diet of fish."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'piscivore' is derived from the Latin word 'piscis', meaning 'fish', combined with the suffix '-vore', which comes from the Latin 'vorare', meaning 'to devour'. This term has evolved to describe organisms that primarily consume fish as their main dietary component.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Piscivore" is said worldwide
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piscivore
Transliteration: piscivore
"L'osprey est un piscivore connu."
Fischfresser
Transliteration: Fischfresser
"Der Fischadler ist ein bekannter Fischfresser."
piscivoro
Transliteration: piscivoro
"L'aquila pescatrice è un noto piscivoro."
piscívoro
Transliteration: piscívoro
"El águila pescadora es un piscívoro conocido."
piscívoro
Transliteration: piscívoro
"O gavião-pescador é um piscívoro famoso."
मछली खाने वाला
Transliteration: machhli khane wala
"मछली खाने वाला चील एक प्रसिद्ध शिकारी है।"
食鱼动物
Transliteration: shí yú dòngwù
"鱼鹰是一种著名的食鱼动物。"
어류 식성 동물
Transliteration: eoryu sikseong dongmul
"물수리 는 유명한 어류 식성 동물입니다."
魚食性動物
Transliteration: gyoshokusei dōbutsu
"オスプレイは有名な魚食性動物です。"
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