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
- : 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.
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