ichthyologist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English ichthyology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ichthyologist From ichthyology + -ist.
Meanings
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An expert in ichthyology: one who studies fishes.
Meanwhile, the other two main actors, Richard Dreyfuss as boyish ichthyologist Hooper and Robert Shaw as grizzled shark-hunter Quint, further added to the deepening of the dramatis personae by the paradoxical boon that they loathed each other.
2025 June 14, Nigel Andrews, “They don’t come any bigger”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ichthyologists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
palaeoichthyologist · paleoichthyologist
Translations (32)
ro ihtiolog (expert in ichthyology) · it ittiologo (expert in ichthyology) · ast ictiólogu (expert in ichthyology) · vo fitavan (expert in ichthyology) · vo hifitavan (expert in ichthyology) · ro ihtiologă (expert in ichthyology) · pt ictiólogo (expert in ichthyology) · fr ichtyologue (expert in ichthyology) · mk ихтиоло́г (expert in ichthyology) · oc ictiològ (expert in ichthyology) · es ictiólogo (expert in ichthyology) · eo iĥtiologo (expert in ichthyology) · is fiskifræðingur (expert in ichthyology) · eo iktiologo (expert in ichthyology) · de Fischkundler (expert in ichthyology) · de Fischkundlerin (expert in ichthyology) · it ittiologa (expert in ichthyology) · vo jifitavan (expert in ichthyology) · hy ձկնաբան (expert in ichthyology) · de Ichthyologe (expert in ichthyology) · sv iktyolog (expert in ichthyology) · fr ichthyologue (expert in ichthyology) · da iktyolog (expert in ichthyology) · tr ihtiyolog (expert in ichthyology) · gl ictiólogo (expert in ichthyology) · fi iktyologi (expert in ichthyology) · hi मत्स्यविज्ञानी (expert in ichthyology) · pl ichtiolog (expert in ichthyology) · ca ictiòleg (expert in ichthyology) · de Ichthyologin (expert in ichthyology) · ru ихтио́лог (expert in ichthyology) · ca ictiòloga (expert in ichthyology)