HyperDic: ichthyology

English > 1 sense of the word ichthyology:
NOUNcognitionichthyologythe branch of zoology that studies fishes
English > ichthyology: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe branch of zoology that studies fishes.
Category ofheterocercalpossessing a tail with the upper lobe larger / larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe
homocercalpossessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes)
Broaderzoology, zoological scienceThe branch of biology that studies animals
Spanishictiología
Catalanictiologia
Nounsichthyologista zoologist who studies fishes

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