ichthyologist

C2 Topic:Animals

US /ˌɪkθiˈɑːlədʒɪst/ UK /ˌɪkθiˈɒlədʒɪst/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
a scientist or specialist who studies fish

The ichthyologist catalogued several fish collected from the deep reef.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a scientist or specialist... fish scientistfish biologist

Word family

Forms ichthyologists

Related forms ichthyologyichthyologicalzoologist

Etymology

Formed from ichthyology + -ist. Ichthyology combines Greek ikhthys, 'fish,' with -logia, 'study or discourse,' so an ichthyologist is literally a specialist in the study of fish.

Topics

Animals Word Formation & Derivatives

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