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piscivorous

/pi-siv-er-uhs/US // pɪˈsɪv ər əs //UK // (pɪˈsɪvərəs) //

吃鱼的人,食鱼的人,食鱼族,食肉动物

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : adapted to feeding on fish; fish-eating.

Examples

  • In the true seals the dentition is strikingly piscivorous, the cheek teeth often having accessory cusps (fig. 86).

  • The dentition is typically piscivorous, being adapted for seizing active slippery animals such as fish.

  • The same motion is, however, performed by some piscivorous birds, which are not provided with this particular bone.

  • The birds are chiefly piscivorous, and all are migratory, passing southwards on the approach of winter.

  • The water-moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorous) is dark chestnut-brown with darker markings.