piscivore
/ˈpɪsɪvɔː(r)/noun
उच्चारण पिसिवॉर
मत्स्यभक्षी
Advanced wordPYP · asked 1 time
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
SSC Exams before 2018
noun
- 1
[C] technical
an animal that eats fish
मत्स्यभक्षी
- The kingfisher is a piscivore.
- As a piscivore, the otter spends hours hunting in the river.
- The heron is a piscivore that waits patiently at the edge of the pond.
+ 2 more examples
- Many large river dolphins are piscivores and feed on small fish.
- Piscivores such as the pelican often gather near fishing boats.
◇Word family
piscivorous adj.
AaSpelling
pis·ci·vore
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked often (eaters): an animal that eats fish is a piscivore; insects an insectivore; plants a herbivore; meat a carnivore; both plants and meat an omnivore; fruit a frugivore; seeds a granivore.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है (भक्षी): मछली खाने वाला जीव piscivore; कीड़े insectivore; पौधे herbivore; मांस carnivore; पौधे और मांस दोनों omnivore; फल frugivore; बीज granivore।
General knowledge
The gharial, otter and kingfisher are piscivores.
घड़ियाल, ऊदबिलाव और किंगफ़िशर मत्स्यभक्षी हैं।