ichthyophagy

ichthyophagy
ichthyophagous /ik'thee of"euh geuhs/, adj.
/ik'thee of"euh jee/, n.
the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
[1650-60; ICHTHYO- + -PHAGY]

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