ichthyology
the branch of zoology dealing with fishes.
Origin of ichthyology
1Other words from ichthyology
- ich·thy·o·log·ic [ik-thee-uh-loj-ik], /ˌɪk θi əˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, ich·thy·o·log·i·cal, adjective
- ich·thy·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
- ich·thy·ol·o·gist, noun
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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.
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 HubbardThe book is of importance as constituting, in the language of the editor, the foundation of fresh-water ichthyology in America.
It isnt ichthyology; it is dogmatics, which is still more difficult and tangled up.
A Horse's Tale | Mark TwainHitherto 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
/ (ˌɪkθɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /
the study of the physiology, history, economic importance, etc, of fishes
Derived forms of ichthyology
- ichthyologic (ˌɪkθɪəˈlɒdʒɪk) or ichthyological, adjective
- ichthyologically, adverb
- ichthyologist, noun
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Scientific definitions for ichthyology
[ ĭk′thē-ŏl′ə-jē ]
The scientific study of fish.
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