ichthyology

[ ik-thee-ol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌɪk θiˈɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

the branch of zoology dealing with fishes.

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Origin of ichthyology

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ichthyology

ich·thy·o·log·ic

[ik-thee-uh-loj-ik], /ˌɪk θi əˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, ich·thy·o·log·i·cal, adjectiveich·thy·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbich·thy·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby ichthyology

Ichthyocentaur, ichthyofauna, ichthyoid, Ichthyol, ichthyolite, ichthyology, ichthyophagist, ichthyophagous, ichthyophagy, ichthyophthirius, Ichthyornis

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How to use ichthyology in a sentence

His leisure was devoted to scientific study, especially the ornithology, ichthyology, and anthropology of the West Indies.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various
Willughby devoted his life to Ornithology and Ichthyology and won a deathless place in science.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12|Elbert Hubbard
The book is of importance as constituting, in the language of the editor, the foundation of fresh-water ichthyology in America.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, August 1899|Various
It isnt ichthyology; it is dogmatics, which is still more difficult and tangled up.
A Horse's Tale|Mark Twain

Hitherto no branch of the zoology of Ceylon has been so imperfectly investigated as its Ichthyology.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon|J. Emerson Tennent

British Dictionary definitions for ichthyology

ichthyology

/ (ˌɪkθɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of ichthyology

ichthyologic (ˌɪkθɪəˈlɒdʒɪk) or ichthyological, adjectiveichthyologically, adverbichthyologist, noun

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Scientific definitions for ichthyology

ichthyology

[ ĭk′thē-ŏl′ə-jē ]

The scientific study of fish.