Definition of piscivorous in English:

piscivorous

adjective pɪˈsɪv(ə)rəspəˈsɪvərəs

Zoology

(of an animal) feeding on fish.
〔动〕（动物）食鱼的
Example sentencesExamples
- As would be assumed with juvenile or young fish, some predation could occur from piscivorous birds.
- The Yarra River is a large slow-moving stream that empties into the Caribbean Sea and contains many large piscivorous predators.
- The bulk of their diet is made up of crustaceans and molluscs, larger fish become more piscivorous, feeding upon herring and sand eels.
- Because of their feeding habitats, pelicans and other piscivorous birds usually don't contract avian botulism.
- This stream contains a diverse community of fishes, including the piscivorous cichlid fish, Petenia splendida.
- Those effects are exacerbated in piscivorous species, because of the tendency of PCBs to biomagnify at upper trophic levels.

Derivatives

piscivore

noun

Zoology

Malapterurus electricus is a voracious piscivore, hunting and stunning its prey using its paralyzing electrical organ discharge.
Example sentencesExamples
- For now, we use a mean value for other avian piscivores, though we are completing balance trials on captive loons.
- Adult beluga sturgeon are mainly piscivores, swimming at middle depths and preying mostly on pelagic fish species.
- It is a piscivore that is cryptically silver-colored and optimized for speed and prey capture.
- As they mature, their foraging patterns shift and the fish become opportunistic piscivores.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin piscis 'fish' + -vorous.

Definition of piscivorous in US English:

piscivorous

adjectivepəˈsɪvərəspəˈsivərəs

Zoology

(of an animal) feeding on fish.
〔动〕（动物）食鱼的
Example sentencesExamples
- As would be assumed with juvenile or young fish, some predation could occur from piscivorous birds.
- The bulk of their diet is made up of crustaceans and molluscs, larger fish become more piscivorous, feeding upon herring and sand eels.
- Because of their feeding habitats, pelicans and other piscivorous birds usually don't contract avian botulism.
- The Yarra River is a large slow-moving stream that empties into the Caribbean Sea and contains many large piscivorous predators.
- This stream contains a diverse community of fishes, including the piscivorous cichlid fish, Petenia splendida.
- Those effects are exacerbated in piscivorous species, because of the tendency of PCBs to biomagnify at upper trophic levels.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin piscis ‘fish’ + -vorous.

单词	piscivorous
释义	Definition of piscivorous in English: piscivorous adjective pɪˈsɪv(ə)rəspəˈsɪvərəs Zoology (of an animal) feeding on fish. 〔动〕（动物）食鱼的 Example sentencesExamples As would be assumed with juvenile or young fish, some predation could occur from piscivorous birds. The Yarra River is a large slow-moving stream that empties into the Caribbean Sea and contains many large piscivorous predators. The bulk of their diet is made up of crustaceans and molluscs, larger fish become more piscivorous, feeding upon herring and sand eels. Because of their feeding habitats, pelicans and other piscivorous birds usually don't contract avian botulism. This stream contains a diverse community of fishes, including the piscivorous cichlid fish, Petenia splendida. Those effects are exacerbated in piscivorous species, because of the tendency of PCBs to biomagnify at upper trophic levels. Derivatives piscivore noun Zoology Malapterurus electricus is a voracious piscivore, hunting and stunning its prey using its paralyzing electrical organ discharge. Example sentencesExamples For now, we use a mean value for other avian piscivores, though we are completing balance trials on captive loons. Adult beluga sturgeon are mainly piscivores, swimming at middle depths and preying mostly on pelagic fish species. It is a piscivore that is cryptically silver-colored and optimized for speed and prey capture. As they mature, their foraging patterns shift and the fish become opportunistic piscivores. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin piscis 'fish' + -vorous. Definition of piscivorous in US English: piscivorous adjectivepəˈsɪvərəspəˈsivərəs Zoology (of an animal) feeding on fish. 〔动〕（动物）食鱼的 Example sentencesExamples As would be assumed with juvenile or young fish, some predation could occur from piscivorous birds. The bulk of their diet is made up of crustaceans and molluscs, larger fish become more piscivorous, feeding upon herring and sand eels. Because of their feeding habitats, pelicans and other piscivorous birds usually don't contract avian botulism. The Yarra River is a large slow-moving stream that empties into the Caribbean Sea and contains many large piscivorous predators. This stream contains a diverse community of fishes, including the piscivorous cichlid fish, Petenia splendida. Those effects are exacerbated in piscivorous species, because of the tendency of PCBs to biomagnify at upper trophic levels. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin piscis ‘fish’ + -vorous.
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