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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
ichthyophagus .
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Examples
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It is inhabited by about twenty Bisharye families, who are complete ichthyophagi: they have very few sheep and goats, the mountain scarcely affording any pasture.
Travels in Nubia 2004
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The amiable ichthyophagi agreed for two fathoms of fancy cloth to ferry us across the river, which is here half a mile broad.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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But let us move on to the stalls frequented by the ichthyophagi.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 Various
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The country seems to afford nothing but fish; we were amongst the ichthyophagi pure and simple.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska Hudson Stuck 1891
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There is nothing like necessity for sharpening a man's intellect, and the natives of the coast being a class of ichthyophagi, it may be imagined that they excel in all the methods of capturing their favorite food.
Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon Samuel White Baker 1857
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The amiable ichthyophagi agreed for two fathoms of fancy cloth to ferry us across the river, which is here half a mile broad.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855
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Here, within a half-submerged territory, a race of wretched ichthyophagi dwelt upon terpen, or mounds, which they had raised, like beavers, above the almost fluid soil.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-66) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Here, within a half-submerged territory, a race of wretched ichthyophagi dwelt upon terpen, or mounds, which they had raised, like beavers, above the almost fluid soil.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 01: Introduction I John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Here, within a half-submerged territory, a race of wretched ichthyophagi dwelt upon terpen, or mounds, which they had raised, like beavers, above the almost fluid soil.
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Here, within a half-submerged territory, a race of wretched ichthyophagi dwelt upon terpen, or mounds, which they had raised, like beavers, above the almost fluid soil.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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