ichthyology

[ ik-thee-ol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the branch of zoology dealing with fishes.

ichthyology

/ ˌɪkθɪˈɒlədʒɪ; ˌɪkθɪəˈlɒdʒɪk /

noun

1. the study of the physiology, history, economic importance, etc, of fishes

ichthyology

/ ĭk′thē-ŏl′ə-jē /

1. The scientific study of fish.

Derived Forms

• ˌichthyˈologist, noun
• ichthyologic, adjective
• ˌichthyoˈlogically, adverb

Other Words From

• ich·thy·o·log·ic [ik-thee-, uh, -, loj, -ik], ichthy·o·logi·cal adjective
• ichthy·o·logi·cal·ly adverb
• ichthy·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ichthyology¹

First recorded in 1640–50; ichthyo- + -logy

Example Sentences

His leisure was devoted to scientific study, especially the ornithology, ichthyology, and anthropology of the West Indies.

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Willughby devoted his life to Ornithology and Ichthyology and won a deathless place in science.

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The book is of importance as constituting, in the language of the editor, the foundation of fresh-water ichthyology in America.

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It isnt ichthyology; it is dogmatics, which is still more difficult and tangled up.

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Hitherto no branch of the zoology of Ceylon has been so imperfectly investigated as its Ichthyology.

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