ichthyology

[ ik-thee-ol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌɪk θiˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the branch of zoology dealing with fishes.

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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Example sentences from the Web for ichthyology

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
"Why, it is—it is ichthyology, of course," he said; and that is as much as he seemed to know about it.
Stories of Great Men|Faye Huntington
Theodore Nicholas Gill is the keenest interpreter of taxonomic facts yet known in the history of ichthyology.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
Ichthyology, ik-thi-ol′o-ji, n. the branch of natural history that treats of fishes.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

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

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.

单词	ichthyology
释义	ichthyology [ ik-thee-ol-uh-jee ] / ˌɪk θiˈɒl ə dʒi / noun the branch of zoology dealing with fishes. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ichthyology 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 "Why, it is—it is ichthyology, of course," he said; and that is as much as he seemed to know about it. Stories of Great Men\|Faye Huntington Theodore Nicholas Gill is the keenest interpreter of taxonomic facts yet known in the history of ichthyology. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan Ichthyology, ik-thi-ol′o-ji, n. the branch of natural history that treats of fishes. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various 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 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for ichthyology ichthyology [ ĭk′thē-ŏl′ə-jē ] The scientific study of fish. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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