ichthyology
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of ichthyology
Explanation
When you want to get schooled on how schools of fish live, breath, and migrate, you're diving right into what zoologists specializing in the study of fish call ichthyology. Strap on your scuba gear and dive to the bottom of the ocean and you'll be in a sweet spot for any ichthyology expert. With its origins in the Greek word ikhthus, meaning "fish" and the suffix -ology, or "the study of," ichthyology stretches as far back as the Stone Age — when studying fish meant having something to bring home for dinner.
Vocabulary lists containing ichthyology
Animals (Zoology) - High School
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Marine Biology - High School
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -logy
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Example Sentences
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The new work is detailed in Ichthyology & Herpetology.
From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2021
A lot of these fish have elaborate arrangements of lights all over their bodies, said John Sparks, curator-in-charge of the AMNH’s Department of Ichthyology, at the February 27 event.
From Scientific American • Mar. 3, 2014
He devoted his life to Science and made Ichthyology his specialty.
From Time Magazine Archive
Buthiskicking-upstairs could be attributed partly to his increasing absorption in two other pursuits, his two other lives, Ichthyology and Peace.
From Time Magazine Archive
I will try to make it as simple as one of my lectures in Ichthyology.
From Further Foolishness by Leacock, Stephen
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