fish-eating

Dines on swimmers

Fish-eating describes animals, people, or diets that consume fish as a primary food source.

An osprey is a fish-eating bird of prey.

Some vegetarians who eat fish call themselves pescatarians, though fish-eating vegetarian captures the idea without the jargon.

wildlife

osprey

Fish-catching bird of prey

pelican · otter · seal · dolphin · orca · eagle · grebe · merganser · penguin · gannet

dietary

pescatarian

Diet allowing fish, not meat

mercury · protein · sashimi · ceviche · aquatic · nutrition · pescetarian · shellfish · crustacean · flexitarian

ecological

trophic

Relating to feeding

biomagnification · freshwater · wetland · estuary · schooling · conservation · overfishing · riparian

Opposites
dietary protein source

fish-eatingherbivorous

Consuming only plants

vegetarian · vegan · insectivorous · nectar-feeding · carnivorous

ecological role/feeding strategy

fish-eatingfilter-feeding

Trapping particles from water

scavenging · photosynthetic · autotrophic · grazing

Family

fish, fishing, fishy, fished, fisher, fishery, fisheries, fisherman, fishermen

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G