Definition of ichthyophagi
:a people (as in ancient times on the African coast of the Red sea) living largely on sea food :fish eaters
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ichthyophagi
plural noun
ich·thy·oph·a·gi
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ˌikthēˈäfəˌjī
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Origin and Etymology of ichthyophagi
Latin, plural, from Greek ichthyophagoi, plural of ichthyophagos fish-eating, from ichthyophagein to eat fish, from ichthy- + phagein to eat
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