different between zoology vs ichthyology

zoology

English

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Alternative forms

  • zoölogy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (zôion, animal) + ????? (lógos, knowledge). Analyzable as zoo- +? -logy

Pronunciation

  • enPR: z?-?l?-?-j?, zo?o-?l?-?-j?
  • (UK) IPA(key): /z????l?d?i/, /zu???l?d?i/
  • (US) IPA(key): /zo???l?d?i/, /zu??l?d?i/
  • Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

zoology (countable and uncountable, plural zoologies)

  1. The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.
  2. A treatise on this science.

Usage notes

The pronunciation in /zu-/ has often received negative comment, but has nevertheless become very common, especially in British English.

Derived terms

Translations

zoology From the web:

  • what zoology means
  • what zoology is all about
  • what zoology do
  • what zoology stands for
  • what zoology entails
  • what zoology degrees
  • zoology what do they do
  • zoology what jobs


ichthyology

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??k?i??l?d?i/

Etymology

From ichthyo- +? -logy.

Noun

ichthyology (uncountable)

  1. The branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish.

Abbreviations

  • ichth.
  • ichthol.

Synonyms

  • fishlore
  • fish science
  • fish sciences

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

ichthyology From the web:

  • ichthyology what is meaning
  • what does ichthyology mean
  • what is ichthyology the study of
  • what is ichthyology in biology
  • what does ichthyology study
  • what does ichthyology
  • what is ichthyology
  • what do ichthyology means
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