{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + e'i^dos form. ] (Zool.) Somewhat like a fish; having some of the characteristics of fishes; -- said of some amphibians. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + (prob.) L. oleum oil; but cf. Ichthyolite. ] (Chem.) An oily substance prepared by the dry distillation of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. It is used in medicine as a remedy in some forms of skin diseases. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + &unr_; to worship. ] Worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped idols. Layard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + -lite. ] (Paleon.) A fossil fish, or fragment of a fish.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. ichthyologique. ] Of or pertaining to ichthyology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. ichthyologiste. ] One versed in, or who studies, ichthyology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + -logy: cf. F. ichthyologie. ] The natural history of fishes; that branch of Zoology which relates to fishes, including their structure, classification, and habits. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + (prob.) L. oleum oil; but cf. Ichthyolite. ] (Chem.) An oily substance prepared by the dry distillation of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. It is used in medicine as a remedy in some forms of skin diseases. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + &unr_; to worship. ] Worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped idols. Layard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + -lite. ] (Paleon.) A fossil fish, or fragment of a fish.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. ichthyologique. ] Of or pertaining to ichthyology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. ichthyologiste. ] One versed in, or who studies, ichthyology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + -logy: cf. F. ichthyologie. ] The natural history of fishes; that branch of Zoology which relates to fishes, including their structure, classification, and habits. [ 1913 Webster ]