Results for ichthyology

Definitions of ichthyology:

part of speech: adjective

ICHTHYOLOGICAL.

part of speech: noun

That branch of zoology which treats of the structure, the classification, the habits, and the history of fishes.

part of speech: noun

The branch of zoology that treats of fishes.

Usage examples for ichthyology:

• And he certainly was not sought after by us, but came to me with an important question bearing on ichthyology "Springhaven A Tale of the Great War", R. D. Blackmore

• During my sojourn there, I made one or two excursions to the fishery, a description of which may perhaps prove interesting to those versed in the more practical branches of ichthyology "Hudson Bay", R.M. Ballantyne

• " They claim an interest in ichthyology but they know less about fish than any cat does. "The Wailing Octopus", Harold Leland Goodwin