Meanings
nounichthyolith (plural ichthyoliths)
plural ichthyoliths
- biologyAny disarticulated fossil from a fish, especially a tooth or scale.
Origin
From ichthyo- + -lith, coined in 1974 by Doyle, Kennedy and Riedel.
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ichthyolith. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichthyolith
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“ichthyolith.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichthyolith. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ichthyolith,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichthyolith.
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