fish-eater

Dines on seafood

A fish-eater is any animal whose diet consists mainly of fish—herons, ospreys, seals, and dolphins are fish-eaters.

The term also appears as an ethnic or religious slur, particularly against Catholics (from the tradition of eating fish on Fridays) or against Scandinavians and other coastal peoples whose cuisines feature fish prominently.

wildlife

osprey

Fish-catching bird of prey

cormorant · otter · seal · eagle · bear · penguin · tern · egret · gull · gannet

ecological

predator

Organism that consumes others

hunter · forager

dietary

pescatarian

Diet allowing fish, not meat

cultural

Nordic

Of northern Europe

Inuit · Bengali · Thai · Korean · Peruvian · Scandinavian

Opposites
dietary preference/food source

fish-eaterherbivore

Plant-only consumer

plant-eater · vegetarian · vegan · frugivore · grass-eater

relationship to fish as prey

fish-eaterfish food

Pellets for tank dwellers

bait

predator-prey relationship with fish

fish-eaterfish

Gilled aquatic vertebrate

baitfish

Family

fish, eater, fishes, fished, fishing, fishy, fisherman, fishery, fisheries

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