ichthyophagi
plural noun
ich·thy·oph·a·gi
\ˌikthēˈäfəˌjī\
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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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 — more at baksheesh
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