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Meaning of "ichthyology" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ICHTHYOLOGY

ichthyology  [ˌɪkθɪˈɒlədʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ICHTHYOLOGY

noun
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Ichthyology is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ICHTHYOLOGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ichthyology

Ichthyology

Ichthyology is the branch of biology devoted to the study of fishes. This includes bony fishes, cartilaginous fishes, and jawless fishes. 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, 32,200 species of fish had been described by March 2012. There are more species of fishes than the combined total of all other vertebrates: mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds.

Definition of ichthyology in the English dictionary

The definition of ichthyology in the dictionary is the study of the physiology, history, economic importance, etc, of fishes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ICHTHYOLOGY


anesthesiology
ˌænɪsˌθiːzɪˈɒlədʒɪ
archaeology
ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ
archeology
ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ
biology
baɪˈɒlədʒɪ
cardiology
ˌkɑːdɪˈɒlədʒɪ
epidemiology
ˌɛpɪˌdiːmɪˈɒlədʒɪ
etiology
ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ
geology
dʒɪˈɒlədʒɪ
ideology
ˌaɪdɪˈɒlədʒɪ
kinesiology
kɪˌniːsɪˈɒlədʒɪ
microbiology
ˌmaɪkrəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ
neurobiology
ˌnjʊərəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ
ology
ˈɒlədʒɪ
pathophysiology
ˌpæθəʊˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ
physiology
ˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ
radiology
ˌreɪdɪˈɒlədʒɪ
sociology
ˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ
soteriology
sɒˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ
theology
θɪˈɒlədʒɪ
zoology
zəʊˈɒlədʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ICHTHYOLOGY

ichthyoid
ichthyoidal
ichthyolatrous
ichthyolatry
ichthyolite
ichthyolitic
ichthyologic
ichthyological
ichthyologically
ichthyologist
ichthyophagist
ichthyophagous
ichthyophagy
ichthyopsid
ichthyornis
ichthyosaur
ichthyosauri
ichthyosaurus
ichthyosis
ichthyotic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ICHTHYOLOGY

anthology
anthropology
apology
astrology
biotechnology
dermatology
ecology
genealogy
histology
homology
information technology
methodology
mythology
neurology
oncology
pathology
pharmacology
phonology
psychology
technology
terminology

Synonyms and antonyms of ichthyology in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ichthyology» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ICHTHYOLOGY

Find out the translation of ichthyology to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ichthyology from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ichthyology» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鱼类学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ictiología
570 millions of speakers

English

ichthyology
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इहतीओलोगी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

علم الأسماك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ихтиологии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ictiologia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মত্স্যবিজ্ঞান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ichtyologie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ichthyology
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fischkunde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

魚類学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어류 학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ichthyology
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghiên cứu về ngư loại học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீனியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इचीथायोलॉजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

balık bilimi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ittiologia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ichthyology
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

іхтіології
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ihtiologie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιχθυολογία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Igtiologie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ichthyology
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ichthyology
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ichthyology

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ICHTHYOLOGY»

The term «ichthyology» is normally little used and occupies the 115.822 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ICHTHYOLOGY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ichthyology

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QUOTES WITH «ICHTHYOLOGY»

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Gilbert White
I want to be better informed with regard to ichthyology.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ICHTHYOLOGY»

Discover the use of ichthyology in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ichthyology and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ichthyology Handbook
In this book, original and at times controversial views are presented, areas which have so far received inadequate attention are highlighted and avenues for further research are suggested.
B.G. Kapoor, Bhavna Khanna, 2004
2
Ichthyology: Recent Research Advances
This volume provides a comprehensive survey of the biology of fish. It also includes contemporary studies in environmental changes affecting fish.
Devendra Nath Saksena, 1999
3
Ichthyology: A Short Story from Legend of a Suicide
In semiautobiographical stories set largely in David Vann's native Alaska, Legend of a Suicide follows Roy Fenn from his birth on an island at the edge of the Bering Sea to his return thirty years later to confront the turbulent emotions ...
David Vann, 2010
4
Darwin's Fishes: An Encyclopedia of Ichthyology, Ecology, ...
This book is intended for anyone interested in fishes, the work of Charles Darwin, evolutionary biology and ecology, and natural history in general.
Daniel Pauly, 2004
5
Oceanic Ichthyology: A Treatise on the Deep-Sea and Pelagic ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
George Brown Goode, Smithsonian Institution, 2012
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The Diversity of Fishes: Biology, Evolution, and Ecology
The second edition of The Diversity of Fishes represents a major revision of the world’s most widely adopted ichthyology textbook.
Gene Helfman, Bruce B. Collette, Douglas E. Facey, 2009
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Historical Portrait of the Progress of Ichthyology: From Its ...
As an introduction to this monumental work, his first volume traced the development of the study of fishes as he understood it and outlined the criteria for classification that his own work would follow.
Georges baron Cuvier, Theodore W. Pietsch, 1995
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Elements of Herpetology, and of Ichthyology: Prepared for ...
Habits — Fishing — Classification. CLASS OF FISHES. The fourth, and last Class of the Branch of Vertebrate Animals, comprises the Fishes : that part of Natural History which treats of them, is termed Ichthyology, from the Greek, ichthus, a fish,  ...
William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger, Henri Milne-Edwards, Achille Comté, 1846
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Manual of Experimental Ichthyology
The manual entitled Manual of Experimental Ichthyology is highly useful felt needs of students, teachers and research scholars. We believe that this work will be of great use for fisheries under graduate and post-graduate students.
R. K. Gupta, 2007
10
Contributions to North American Ichthyology
David Starr Jordan, Alembert Winthrop Brayton. outlines somewhat serrate; lateral line well developed, nearly straight, - with 35 to 42 scales, 12 to 14 in a cross-series from ventrals to dorsal; dorsal fin beginning near the middle of the body, ...
David Starr Jordan, Alembert Winthrop Brayton, 1878

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ICHTHYOLOGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ichthyology is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scientists Find Counterfeit Caviar Sold in Bulgaria, Romania
The results of the market survey have just been published in the scientific journal Journal of Applied Ichthyology, in a study entitled 'Mislabelled ... «TheFishSite.com, Jul 15»
2
Kansas Game Wardens Needed
Coursework in the following or similar courses is preferred: ornithology, ichthyology, mammalogy, entomology, limnology, fisheries/wildlife ... «KOAM-TV, Jul 15»
3
This snail-eating fish was named after the Obamas
... Ichthyology at the American Museum of Natural History. In April, the team named the new species after Barack and Michelle Obama to taxonomically honor the ... «Grist, Jul 15»
4
Fish Ohio Day challenging, but educational
They were also seen in Ohio Division of Wildlife and Stone Lab Ichthyology class trawls in June and recently by commercial minnow-dippers in ... «Sandusky Register, Jul 15»
5
The Stroller
The 40-hour basic training course covers topics including botany, ichthyology, ornithology and more. Participants seeking Virginia Master ... «Martinsville Bulletin, Jul 15»
6
Rate of shark attacks declining in California
... been reported, according to the International Shark Attack File maintained by the Florida Museum of Natural History's Ichthyology Department ... «Eureka Times Standard, Jul 15»
7
Odd and notable creatures of the Hudson River
... find in New York," says Jeremy Wright, the New York State Museum's curator of ichthyology, explaining the only types of fish in New York that ... «alloveralbany, Jul 15»
8
Log 34 Now Available
Plus: Dorothy Hamilton on the rise of the celebrity chef; Edward Eigen on Dumas and ichthyology; Carsten Höller's brutalist kitchen manifesto; F.T. Marinetti's 11 ... «Archinect, Jul 15»
9
Rare basking shark with a head for science becomes model specimen
... first time we have done 3D scanning at the museum, certainly at this scale," said Martin Gomon, the museum's senior curator of ichthyology. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Scientists relish the head of a rare basking shark, all 600kg of it
I'm the senior curator ichthyology here at the Melbourne Museum. SIMON LAUDER: We're down in the basement and it smells like a fish ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»

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