ichthyology

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/ˌɪkθiˈɒləd͡ʒi/

noun

A branch of zoology that studies fish.

UncommonScrabble 26

Meanings

nounichthyology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA branch of zoology that studies fish.

    Synonyms: fishlore, fish science, fish sciences, ichth., ichthol.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA branch of zoology that studies fish.

Origin

Translations

Arabic عِلْم اَلْأَسْمَاك
  • عِلْم اَلْأَسْمَاك (ʕilm al-ʔasmāk)branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Bulgarian ихтиоло́гия
  • ихтиоло́гия (ihtiológija)branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Catalan ictiologia
  • ictiologiabranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Chinese Mandarin 魚類學 /鱼类学
  • 魚類學 /鱼类学 (yúlèixué)branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Czech ichtyologie
  • ichtyologiebranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Danish iktyologi
  • iktyologibranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Dutch viskunde, ichtyologie
  • viskundebranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
  • ichtyologiebranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Esperanto iĥtiologio, iktiologio
  • iĥtiologiobranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
  • iktiologiobranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Estonian kalateadus
  • kalateadusbranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Finnish kalatiede
  • kalatiedebranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
French ichtyologie, ichthyologie
  • ichtyologiebranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
  • ichthyologiebranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
German Ichthyologie, Fischkunde
  • Ichthyologiebranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
  • Fischkundebranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Greek ιχθυολογία
  • ιχθυολογία (ichthyología)branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Hebrew אִיכְתִּיּוֹלוֹגְיָה, חֵקֶר הַדָּגִים
  • אִיכְתִּיּוֹלוֹגְיָה (ikh'tiyolohiya)branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
  • חֵקֶר הַדָּגִים (khéker hadagím)branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Hindi मत्स्यविज्ञान
  • मत्स्यविज्ञान (matsyavijñān)branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Hungarian halismeret
  • halismeretbranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Icelandic fiskifræði
  • fiskifræðibranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Italian ittiologia
  • ittiologiabranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Japanese 魚類学
  • 魚類学 (gyoruigaku)branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Korean 어류학
  • 어류학 (eoryuhak)branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Latin ichthyologia
  • ichthyologiabranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Lithuanian ichtiològija
  • ichtiològijabranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Malay iktiologi, kaji ikan
  • iktiologibranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
  • kaji ikanbranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Norwegian Bokmål iktyologi
  • iktyologibranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Polish ichtiologia
  • ichtiologiabranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Portuguese ictiologia
  • ictiologiabranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Russian ихтиоло́гия, рыбове́дение
  • ихтиоло́гия (ixtiológija)branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
  • рыбове́дение (rybovédenije)branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Spanish ictiología
  • ictiologíabranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Swedish iktyologi
  • iktyologibranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Tagalog dalub-isdaan
  • dalub-isdaanbranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Thai มีนวิทยา
  • มีนวิทยา (mii-ná-wít-tá-yaa)branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Turkish ihtiyoloji, balık bilimi
  • ihtiyolojibranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
  • balık bilimibranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Ukrainian іхтіоло́гія
  • іхтіоло́гія (ixtiolóhija)branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Vietnamese ngư học
  • ngư họcbranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
Welsh pysgodeg
  • pysgodegbranch of zoology devoted to the study of fish

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APA

ichthyology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichthyology

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“ichthyology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichthyology. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ichthyology,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichthyology.

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