单词	piscivorous
释义	piscivorous /pɪˈsɪv(ə)rəs / adjective Zoology (Of an animal) feeding on fish.As would be assumed with juvenile or young fish, some predation could occur from piscivorous birds.... The Yarra River is a large slow-moving stream that empties into the Caribbean Sea and contains many large piscivorous predators. Those effects are exacerbated in piscivorous species, because of the tendency of PCBs to biomagnify at upper trophic levels. Derivatives piscivore noun ... Adult beluga sturgeon are mainly piscivores, swimming at middle depths and preying mostly on pelagic fish species. As they mature, their foraging patterns shift and the fish become opportunistic piscivores. Malapterurus electricus is a voracious piscivore, hunting and stunning its prey using its paralyzing electrical organ discharge. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin piscis 'fish' + -vorous.
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