Advertisement
Advertisement
ichthyology
[ ik-thee-ol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the branch of zoology dealing with fishes.
ichthyology
/ ˌɪkθɪəˈlɒdʒɪk; ˌɪkθɪˈɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the study of the physiology, history, economic importance, etc, of fishes
ichthyology
/ ĭk′thē-ŏl′ə-jē /
- The scientific study of fish.
Discover More
Derived Forms
- ˌichthyˈologist, noun
- ˌichthyoˈlogically, adverb
- ichthyologic, adjective
Discover More
Other Words From
- ich·thy·o·log·ic [ik-thee-, uh, -, loj, -ik], ichthy·o·logi·cal adjective
- ichthy·o·logi·cal·ly adverb
- ichthy·olo·gist noun
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of ichthyology1
Discover More
Example Sentences
His leisure was devoted to scientific study, especially the ornithology, ichthyology, and anthropology of the West Indies.
From Project Gutenberg
Willughby devoted his life to Ornithology and Ichthyology and won a deathless place in science.
From Project Gutenberg
The book is of importance as constituting, in the language of the editor, the foundation of fresh-water ichthyology in America.
From Project Gutenberg
It isnt ichthyology; it is dogmatics, which is still more difficult and tangled up.
From Project Gutenberg
Hitherto no branch of the zoology of Ceylon has been so imperfectly investigated as its Ichthyology.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse