ichthyology – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
ichthyology
n.
study of fish (Zoology)
Ichthyology
Ichthyology (from Greek: ,
ikhthus, "fish"; and λόγος,
logos, "study"), also known as
Fish Science, is the branch of
biology devoted to the study of
fish. This includes bony fishes (
Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (
Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (
Agnatha). While a large number of species have been discovered and described, approximately 250 new species are officially described by science each year. According to
FishBase, 34,300 species of fish had been described by October 2015.
ichthyology
Noun
1. the branch of zoology that studies fishes
(hypernym) zoology, zoological science
(class) homocercal
Ichthyology
(n.)
The natural history of fishes; that branch of zoology which relates to fishes, including their structure, classification, and habits.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
ichthyology
Synonyms and related words:
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
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
