ichthyology

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɪkθiˈɒlədʒi/

Noun

ichthyology (uncountable)

1. The branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish.

Abbreviations

• ichth.
• ichthol.

Synonyms

• fishlore
• fish science
• fish sciences

Related terms

• ichthammol
• ichthus (ἰχθύς, ἸΧΘΥΣ ikhthūs "fish")
• ichthy-
• ichthyic
• ichthyo-
• ichthyocentaur
• ichthyoid
• ichthyoidal
• ichthyofauna
• ichthyofaunal
• ichthyofaunally
• Ichthyol
• ichthyolite
• ichthyolitic
• ichthyophagist
• ichthyophagous
• ichthyophagy
• ichthyophthirius
• ichthyophthirius disease
• ichthyornis, Ichthyornis ("fish bird")
• ichthyosarcotoxin
• ichthyosaur
• ichthyosaurian
• ichthyosaurioid
• ichthyosaurus, Ichthyosaurus ("fish lizard")
• ichthyosis
• ichthyotic
• ichthys (ἰχθύς)
• -logy
• -ology

Translations

• French: ichtyologie, ichthyologie
• German: Ichthyologie, Fischkunde
• Italian: ittiologia
• Portuguese: ictiologia
• Russian: ихтиоло́гия
• Spanish: ictiología

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