ichthyology

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪkθɪˈɒlədʒɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ik′thē ol′ə jē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ich•thy•ol•o•gy  (ik′thē ol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fishthe branch of zoology dealing with fishes.
  • 1640–50; ichthyo- + -logy
ich•thy•o•log•ic  (ik′thē ə loj′ik),USA pronunciation ich′thy•o•log′i•cal, adj.  ich′thy•o•log′i•cal•ly, adv. 
ich′thy•ol′o•gist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ichthyology / ˌɪkθɪˈɒlədʒɪ/
  1. the study of the physiology, history, economic importance, etc, of fishes
ichthyologic / ˌɪkθɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/, ˌichthyoˈlogicalˌichthyˈologist
'ichthyology' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ichthyol - ichth. - ichthyo-

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