Ichthyology

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 Zoology which
     relates to fishes, including their structure, classification,
     and habits.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ichthyology
       n : the branch of zoology that studies fishes

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "ichthyology":
     anatomy, animal physiology, anthropology, biology,
     comparative anatomy, conchology, ecology, entomology, ethology,
     helminthology, herpetology, malacology, mammalogy, ornithology,
     protozoology, taxidermy, taxonomy, zoogeography, zoography,
     zoology, zoonomy, zoopathology, zoophysics, zootaxy, zootomy