164. Fish
See also 44. BIOLOGY ; 430. ZOOLOGY
- anadromous
- a term describing fish that migrate upriver to spawn.
- catadromous
- a term describing fish that migrate downriver to spawn.
- halieutics
- 1 . the activity of fishing.
- 2 . a work on fishing. — halieutic , adj.
- ichthyism, ichthyismus
- a toxic condition caused by toxic fish roe.
- ichthyolatry
- the worship of fish or of fish-shaped idols.
- ichthyology
- 1 . the branch of zoology that studies fishes.
- 2 . a zoological treatise on fish. — ichthyologist , n . — ichthyological , adj.
- ichthyomancy
- a form of divination involving the heads or entrails of fish.
- ichthyomania
- an abnormal love of fish.
- ichthyophagy
- the practice of eating or subsisting on fish. — ichthyophagist , n . — ichthyophagous , adj.
- ichthyophobia
- 1 . a ritual avoidance of fish, especially under the pressure of taboo.
- 2 . an abnormal fear of fish.
- ichthyosis
- a dermatologie condition in which the skin resembles fish scales. — ichthyotic , adj.
- ichthyotomy
- the anatomical structure of fishes and its study. — ichthyotomist , n. — ichthyotomic , adj.
- piscary
- the right of one person to fish in waters belonging to another. See also 239. LAW .
- piscatology
- Rare. the art or science of fishing.
- piscatorian, piscatorialist
- an angler or fisherman.
- pisciculture
- the breeding of fish, as a hobby or for scientific or commercial purposes. — pisciculturist , n. — piscicultural , adj.
- planktology, planktonology
- the branch of biology that studies plankton, especially as the sustenance of planktivorous fish.
- Waltonian
- 1 . a keen angler or fisherman, after Izaak Walton (1593-1683), English author of The Compleat Angler.
- 2 . an admirer of the works of Izaak Walton. — Waltonian , adj.
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