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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
Nounsichthyologista zoologist who studies fishes