ichthyology
Meaningthe study of fish
Common meaning: the study of fishes
- ichthya fishLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 717 · scan
- ologystudy of (Greek -logia)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek ἰχθύς ‘a fish’.
Roots
- ἰχθύς Greek “a fish”
Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app