English

lepidophagy

From lepido- (“scaly”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

Formed from lepido- ‘scaly’ + -phagy ‘to feed on’

Ancient Greek λεπίς ‘scale’

English lepido-

Today it means

noun The feeding on scales (of other fish).

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