- ichthys
- n. amulet or talismanic carving in shape of fish.♦ ichthyic, a. pertaining to fishes.♦ ichthyism, n. fish-poisoning.♦ ichthyofauna, n. fish life of region.♦ ichthyographyn. treatise on fishes.♦ ichthyoid, a. fish-like.♦ ichthyolatry, n. worship of fishes.♦ ichthyolite, n. fossil fish.♦ ichthyology, n. study of fishes.♦ ichthyomorphic, a. fish-shaped.♦ ichthyophagy, n. eating of fish.♦ ichthyophagist, n.♦ ichthyornis, n. toothed fossil bird of America.♦ ichthyosaur(us), n. large fossil marine reptile.♦ ichthyosis, n. congenital disease characterized by thickened, scaly skin.♦ ichthyotoxism, n. fish-poisoning.
Dictionary of difficult words. 2015.