- ich|thy|oph|a|gi
- ich|thy|oph|a|gi «IHK thee OF uh jy», noun (plural).people who eat or live on fish: »
They are still ichthyophi, existing without any other subsistence but what the sea affords (Richard F. Burton).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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ich|thy|oph|a|gous — «IHK thee OF uh guhs», adjective. feeding on fish; fish eating. ╂[< Greek ichthyophágos (with English ous) < ichthys, ýos fish + phageîn eat] … Useful english dictionary
ich — leuc·ich·thys; nem·ich·thy·i·dae; nem·ich·thys; oph·ich·thy·i·dae; os·te·ich·thy·es; palae·ich·thy·es; par·al·ich·thys; poe·cil·ich·thys; psych·ich·thys; pter·ich·thy·o·des; ptil·ich·thy·i·dae; smoor·ich; so·len·ich·thy·es; ti·tan·ich·thys;… … English syllables
ichthyophagi — ich·thy·oph·a·gi … English syllables
ichthyophthiriasis — ich·thy·oph·thi·ri·a·sis .ik thē .äf thə rī ə səs n, pl a·ses .sēz ICH * * * ich·thy·oph·thi·ri·a·sis (ik″the o thiґre ə sis) [Ichthyophthirius + iasis] white spot disease (def. 3) … Medical dictionary
ichthyophthirius — ich·thy·oph·thir·i·us .ik thē äf thir ē əs n 1) cap a genus of oval ciliates (order Holotricha) that are included in a single species (I. multifiliis) and are parasitic in the skin of various freshwater fishes where they encyst and multiply… … Medical dictionary
ichthyophagy — ich•thy•oph•a•gy [[t]ˌɪk θiˈɒf ə dʒi[/t]] n. the practice of eating or subsisting on fish • Etymology: 1650–60 ich thy•oph′a•gous gəs adj … From formal English to slang
Ichthyophthalm — Ich|thy|oph|thalm der; s, e <zu gr. ophthalmós »Auge«> ein Mineral (Fischaugenstein), svw. ↑Apophyllit … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Ichthyophthiriasis — Ich|thy|oph|thi|ri|a|sis* die; , ...iasen <zu ↑Ichthyophthirius u. ↑...iasis> durch parasitierende Ichthyophthirien ausgelöste gefährliche Fischkrankheit, bes. bei Aquarienfischen … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Ichthyophthirius — Ich|thy|oph|thi|ri|us* der; , ...ien [...i̯ən] <aus gleichbed. nlat. ichthyophthirius zu ↑ichthyo... u. gr. phtheírein »vernichten, töten«> Wimpertierchen, das besonders in der Haut von Süßwasserfischen parasitiert … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
ichthyophagist — ich·thy·oph·a·gist … English syllables
