ichthyic

[ik-thee-ik]

adjective

piscine.

Origin of ichthyic

First recorded in 1835–45, ichthyic is from the Greek word ichthyikós fishy. See ichthy(o)-, -ic

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Examples from the Web for ichthyic

Historical Examples of ichthyic

The ichthyic nature of some of them is, however, now well established.
The World Before the Deluge
Louis Figuier
The state of keeping, too, in which the ichthyic remains of these alternating beds occur is always very different.
The Testimony of the Rocks
Hugh Miller

British Dictionary definitions for ichthyic

ichthyic

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of fishes

Word Origin for ichthyic

C19: from Greek, from ikhthus fish

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