ichthyomorphicadj.
/ˌɪkθɪəʊˈmɔːfɪk/ a. Having the form of a fish, as the fish-god Dagon.
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1887 H. H. Howorth Mammoth & Flood 432 The legend..recalls the ichthyomorphic God Ea.
b. Possessing (all or some of) the zoological characters of fishes; ichthyoid.
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fishy1611
piscose1686
pisciform1814
fish-like1835–6
ichthyoid1855
fish-shaped1878
ichthyomorphic1879
1879 Contemp. Rev. 478 The ichthyomorphic nature belonging to this aspect of his personality.
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adj.1879