Crossword clues for ichthyology
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ichthyology \Ich`thy*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + -logy: cf. F. ichthyologie.] The natural history of fishes; that branch of zo["o]logy which relates to fishes, including their structure, classification, and habits.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s, Modern Latin, from Greek ikhthys "fish" + -ology. Related: Ichthyologist.
Wiktionary
n. The branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish.
WordNet
n. the branch of zoology that studies fishes
Wikipedia
Ichthyology (from Greek: ἰχθύς, ikhthus, "fish"; and λόγος, logos, "study"), also known as Fish Science, is the branch of biology devoted to the study of fish. This includes bony fishes ( Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish ( Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish ( Agnatha). While a large number of species have been discovered and described, approximately 250 new species are officially described by science each year. According to FishBase, 34,300 species of fish had been described by October 2015.
Usage examples of "ichthyology".
I did both eagerly, and acquired a considerable knowledge of the literature of ichthyology, becoming especially interested in the system of classification, then most imperfect.
Willughby devoted his life to Ornithology and Ichthyology and won a deathless place in science.
There is some point of Ichthyology upon which he wants more precise information.
He steered us past the ichthyology X-ray department and into a room crowded with three-foot-long fish tanks, alive with samples.
Then you have zoology, or the study of animals, ornithology for birds, entomology for insects, conchology for shells, ichthyology for fishes.
Christine also had a stuffed passenger pigeon (the ROM’s Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology—the slapped-together catchall formed by merging the old ichthyology, herpetology, mammalogy, and ornithology departments—had about twenty of them).