ichthyophagi

plural noun

ich·​thy·​oph·​a·​gi

ˌikthēˈäfəˌjī

: a people (as in ancient times on the African coast of the Red sea) living largely on sea food : fish eaters

Word History

Etymology

Latin, plural, from Greek ichthyophagoi, plural of ichthyophagos fish-eating, from ichthyophagein to eat fish, from ichthy- + phagein to eat

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