piscivorous
pis·civ·o·rous/pɪˈsɪvəɹəs/adjective
piscivorous is spelled P-I-S-C-I-V-O-R-O-U-S: 11 letters and 4 syllables (pis·civ·o·rous). It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, piscivorous means “That feeds on fish; fish-eating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in piscivorous?
| Letters | 11: P-I-S-C-I-V-O-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: pis·civ·o·rous |
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is piscivorous?
Piscivorous appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce piscivorous?
- /pɪˈsɪvəɹəs/
Piscivorous has 4 syllables, split pis·civ·o·rous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of piscivorous
- more piscivorous comparative
- most piscivorous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piscivorous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That feeds on fish; fish-eating.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Piscivorous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense eating fish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ichtyophage, piscivore |
| German | fischfressend, piscivor |
| Portuguese | piscívoro |
| Spanish | piscívoro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does piscivorous come from?
Borrowed from Latin piscivorus. By surface analysis, piscivore + -ous or pisci- + -vorous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).