ichthyology
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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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Dr. William Ludt, the museum’s associate curator of ichthyology, or fish studies, told Spectrum One News in 2021 that he was excited about the discovery because “it’s an extremely rare specimen.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2023
Katherine Maslenikov, the museum’s ichthyology collections manager, was hesitant when Wood first approached her with the idea.
From Scientific American ● May 18, 2022
He persevered, and wound up managing the museum’s ichthyology collection.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2021
In 1955, he received a doctorate in ichthyology from the University of Hawaii and held positions at the University of Miami and the University of Puerto Rico before returning to Hawaii in 1965.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2020
As these comprehensive laws have thrown light upon other types of the animal kingdom beside that of fishes, their discovery may be said to have advanced general zoology as well as ichthyology.
From Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence by Agassiz, Louis
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