Meanings
nounethnoichthyology (uncountable)
- uncountableA subdiscipline of anthropology, examining human knowledge of fish and their uses.
Origin
From ethno- + ichthyology, coined by W. T. Morrill on the model of ethnobotany.
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ethnoichthyology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnoichthyology
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“ethnoichthyology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnoichthyology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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