ichthyo-comb. form
before a vowel ichthy-, combining form of Greek ἰχθύς, ἰχθύος fish, entering into many scientific terms, of which the following are words of less frequent occurrence:
ichthydin n.
Brit. 
/ˈɪkθᵻdɪn/
, /ˈɪkθᵻdɪn/U.S. /ˈɪkθəd(ə)n/
/ˈɪkθəd(ə)n/Π
1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 141 Ichthine, Ichthidine, Ichthuline.
ichthyin n.
Brit. /ˈɪkθɪɪn/
, /ˈɪkθɪɪn/U.S. /ˈɪkθiᵻn/
(also ˈichthin) /ˈɪkθiᵻn/Categories »
ichthylin n.
Brit. /ˈɪkθᵻlɪn/
, /ˈɪkθᵻlɪn/U.S. /ˈɪkθələn/
(also ˈichthulin) Chemistry names of albuminoid substances got from the egg-yolk of various fishes./ˈɪkθələn/ ichthyoacanthotoxism n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪəʊəˌkanθə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌɪkθɪəʊəˌkanθə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪz(ə)m/U.S. /ˌɪkθioʊəˌkænθoʊˈtɑkˌsɪz(ə)m/
[Greek ἄκανθο- thorn ( < ἀκή point) + tox- comb. form] poisoning resulting from a venomous sting or bite by a fish./ˌɪkθioʊəˌkænθoʊˈtɑkˌsɪz(ə)m/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders caused by poisons > [noun] > by fish venom
ichthyotoxism1900
ichthyoacanthotoxism1953
1953 B. W. Halstead in Copeia i. 32/2 The following nomenclature and classification is proposed: Ichthyo-toxism is the general term which would be used to include the forms of intoxication resulting from contact with both ‘poisonous’ and ‘venomous’ fishes... Ichthyotoxism may be of two types: (a) Ichthyosarcotoxism... (b) Ichthyoacanthotoxism.
1962 K. F. Lagler et al. Ichthyol. iv. 131 The field of ichthyotoxism includes the various forms of intoxication resulting from eating poisonous fishes (ichthyosarcotoxism) or being stung by venomous fishes (ichthyoacanthotoxism).
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ichthyobatrachian adj.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)bəˈtreɪkɪən/
, /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)bəˈtreɪkɪən/U.S. /ˌɪkθioʊbəˈtreɪkiən/
Zoology combining the characters of Fishes and Batrachia, as the Lepidosiren and Protopterus ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1886)./ˌɪkθioʊbəˈtreɪkiən/Categories »
ichthyocephalous adj. /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈsɛfl̩əs/, /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈkɛfələs/, /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈkɛfl̩əs/,
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈsɛfələs/
, /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈsɛfələs//ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈsɛfl̩əs//ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈkɛfələs//ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈkɛfl̩əs/U.S. /ˌɪkθioʊˈsɛfələs/
[Greek κεϕαλή head] Ichthyology belonging to the Ichthyocephali, a group of fishes in Cope's classification (1870) including certain eels./ˌɪkθioʊˈsɛfələs/Categories »
ichthyocoprolite n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈkɒprəlʌɪt/
, /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈkɒprəlʌɪt/U.S. /ˌɪkθioʊˈkɑprəˌlaɪt/
[coprolite n.] Palaeontology the fossilized excrement of a fish; also ichthyocoprus./ˌɪkθioʊˈkɑprəˌlaɪt/Categories »
ichthyocrinid adj.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪˈɒkrᵻnɪd/
, /ˌɪkθɪˈɒkrᵻnɪd/U.S. /ˌɪkθiˈɑkrənᵻd/
[see crinoid adj. and n.] Palaeontology belonging to the extinct family Ichthyocrinidæ of articulate crinoids of Devonian age./ˌɪkθiˈɑkrənᵻd/ ichthyocrinoid adj. and n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪˈɒkrᵻnɔɪd/
, /ˌɪkθɪˈɒkrᵻnɔɪd/U.S. /ˌɪkθiˈɑkrəˌnɔɪd/
/ˌɪkθiˈɑkrəˌnɔɪd/ ichthyodont n.
Brit. /ˈɪkθɪə(ʊ)dɒnt/
, /ˈɪkθɪə(ʊ)dɒnt/U.S. /ˈɪkθiəˌdɑnt/
[Greek ὀδοντ- tooth] Palaeontology a fossil tooth of a fish./ˈɪkθiəˌdɑnt/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [noun] > tooth or parts of tooth > fossil
shark-tooth1674
glossopetraa1684
ichthyodont1708
1708 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 26 78 Bufonites, The Toad-stone, or Capsular Ichthyodont.
1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 492 Fossil teeth or ichthyodontes occur in great quantity in Malta and Sicily.
ichthyofauna n. /ˌɪkθioʊˈfɑnə/ the fish fauna, or fish-life, of a sea or region.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈfɔːnə/
, /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈfɔːnə/U.S. /ˌɪkθioʊˈfɔnə/
, /ˌɪkθioʊˈfɔnə//ˌɪkθioʊˈfɑnə/Π
1883 Great Internat. Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 283 The genus Mugil is richly represented in our Ichthyo-fauna.
ichthyolatrous adj.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪˈɒlətrəs/
, /ˌɪkθɪˈɒlətrəs/U.S. /ˌɪkθiˈɑlətrəs/
/ˌɪkθiˈɑlətrəs/ ichthyolatry n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪˈɒlətri/
, /ˌɪkθɪˈɒlətri/U.S. /ˌɪkθiˈɑlətri/
[-latry comb. form] fish-worship, the worship of a fish-god, as Dagon./ˌɪkθiˈɑlətri/ΚΠ
1853 W. B. Barker Lares & Penates 224 The worship..was afterwards associated in one common form of ichthyolatry, in Derceto or Atergates.
ichthyomancy n.
Brit. /ˈɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˌmansi/
, /ˈɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˌmansi/U.S. /ˈɪkθiəˌmænsi/
[-mancy comb. form] divination by means of the heads or entrails of fishes./ˈɪkθiəˌmænsi/ΘΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination through animals > [noun] > by the heads or entrails of fish
ichthyomancy1656
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Ichthyonomancy [sic], a divination by fishes.
1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxv. 209 Ichthiomancy, in ancient times so celebrated.
1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Ichthyomancy.
ichthyomantic adj.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈmantɪk/
, /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈmantɪk/U.S. /ˌɪkθiəˈmæn(t)ɪk/
of or relating to ichthyomancy./ˌɪkθiəˈmæn(t)ɪk/ ichthyonomy n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪˈɒnəmi/
, /ˌɪkθɪˈɒnəmi/U.S. /ˌɪkθiˈɑnəmi/
[ < ichthyo- comb. form + -nomy comb. form] arrangement or classification of fishes./ˌɪkθiˈɑnəmi/Π
1822 Edinb. Rev. 49 Blainville next abuses Volta's ichthyonomy.
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ichthyopatolite n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈpatəlʌɪt/
, /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈpatəlʌɪt/U.S. /ˌɪkθioʊˈpædəˌlaɪt/
[Greek πάτος path + -lite comb. form1] Palaeontology a fossil imprint supposed to be that of the pectoral fin-rays of a fish, used in progression on damp surfaces./ˌɪkθioʊˈpædəˌlaɪt/ ichthyophile n.
Brit. /ˈɪkθɪə(ʊ)fʌɪl/
, /ˈɪkθɪə(ʊ)fʌɪl/U.S. /ˈɪkθiəˌfaɪl/
a lover of fish or fishes./ˈɪkθiəˌfaɪl/ΚΠ
1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. ii. 218 The fore-claws are tit-bits for the Andaluz ichthyophile.
ichthyophilist n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪˈɒfᵻlɪst/
, /ˌɪkθɪˈɒfᵻlɪst/U.S. /ˌɪkθiˈɑfələst/
[-philist comb. form] = ichthyophile n./ˌɪkθiˈɑfələst/Π
1852 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics (1854) 154 We..arrived..at the gate of the old ichthyophylist.
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ichthyophthiran adj. and n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪɒfˈθʌɪr(ə)n/
, /ˌɪkθɪɒfˈθʌɪr(ə)n/U.S. /ˌɪkθiɑfˈθaɪrən/
[Greek ϕθείρ louse] Zoology (a) adj. belonging to the crustacean order Ichthyophthira, parasites upon fishes; (b) n. a crustacean of this order, a fish-louse./ˌɪkθiɑfˈθaɪrən/Categories »
ichthyopodolite n. /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈpɒdl̩ʌɪt/,
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈpɒdəlʌɪt/
, /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈpɒdəlʌɪt//ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈpɒdl̩ʌɪt/U.S. /ˌɪkθioʊˈpɑdəˌlaɪt/
[Greek ποδ- foot + -lite comb. form1] Palaeontology a fossil imprint supposed to have been made by some fish (Buckland 1844)./ˌɪkθioʊˈpɑdəˌlaɪt/ ichthyopolism n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪˈɒpəlɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌɪkθɪˈɒpəlɪz(ə)m/U.S. /ˌɪkθiˈɑpəˌlɪz(ə)m/
[ < Greek ἰχθυοπώλης fishmonger, πώλης seller] the sale of fish./ˌɪkθiˈɑpəˌlɪz(ə)m/Π
1853 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics (1854) 474 If we look back into the history of ichthyopolism.
ichthyopolist n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪˈɒpəlɪst/
, /ˌɪkθɪˈɒpəlɪst/U.S. /ˌɪkθiˈɑpələst/
a seller of fish, a fishmonger./ˌɪkθiˈɑpələst/ΚΠ
1853 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics (1854) 474 He once beat an Irish ichthyopolist..at her own weapons.
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ichthyosarcolite n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈsɑːkəlʌɪt/
, /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈsɑːkəlʌɪt/U.S. /ˌɪkθioʊˈsɑrkəˌlaɪt/
[ < Greek σάρξ, flesh + -lite comb. form1] Palaeontology a fossil bivalve shell of the genus Caprinella./ˌɪkθioʊˈsɑrkəˌlaɪt/ ichthyosarcotoxism n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)sɑːkə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)sɑːkə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪz(ə)m/U.S. /ˌɪkθioʊˌsɑrkəˈtɑkˌsɪz(ə)m/
[sarco- comb. form + tox- comb. form] poisoning resulting from the ingestion of a fish whose flesh is poisonous./ˌɪkθioʊˌsɑrkəˈtɑkˌsɪz(ə)m/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders caused by poisons > [noun] > by infected food
beestings1607
raphania1773
food poisoning1856
botulism1858
ergotism1864
sausage-poisoning1876
Gaertner1897
grain-intoxication1897
grain-poisoning1897
tyrotoxism1900
salmonellosis1913
ichthyosarcotoxism1953
Salmonella1962
1953 B. W. Halstead in Copeia i. 32/2 The following nomenclature and classification is proposed: Ichthyo-toxism is the general term which would be used to include the forms of intoxication resulting from contact with both ‘poisonous’ and ‘venomous’ fishes... Ichthyotoxism may be of two types: (a) Ichthyosarcotoxism... (b) Ichthyoacanthotoxism.
1960 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 90 788 Ciguatera is a neurotoxic form of ichthyosarcotoxism caused by the ingestion of a poison occasionally found in marine fishes.
1962 K. F. Lagler et al. Ichthyol. v. 160 The strongest evidence as to the origin of ichthyosarcotoxism now points to the feeding habits of fishes.
ichthyotomist n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪˈɒtəmɪst/
, /ˌɪkθɪˈɒtəmɪst/U.S. /ˌɪkθiˈɑdəməst/
[Greek -τομος cutting + -ist suffix] a dissector or anatomist of fishes./ˌɪkθiˈɑdəməst/Π
1846 R. Owen Lect. Compar. Anat. Vertebr. Animals i. viii. 198 The first spinal nerve..is called ‘hypoglossal nerve’ by some ichthyotomists.
1898 V. C. Vaughan in T. L. Stedman 20th Cent. Pract. XIII. 33 (heading) Fish poisoning (ichthyotoxismus).]
ichthyotomy n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪˈɒtəmi/
, /ˌɪkθɪˈɒtəmi/U.S. /ˌɪkθiˈɑdəmi/
dissection of fishes./ˌɪkθiˈɑdəmi/ ichthyotoxism n.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌɪkθɪə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪz(ə)m/U.S. /ˌɪkθioʊˈtɑkˌsɪz(ə)m/
[tox- comb. form] poisoning resulting from the natural poison or venom of a fish./ˌɪkθioʊˈtɑkˌsɪz(ə)m/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders caused by poisons > [noun] > by fish venom
ichthyotoxism1900
ichthyoacanthotoxism1953
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 315/2 Ichthyotoxism.
1922 U.S. Naval Med. Bull. 17 201 Poisoning by inherent fish poisons is called ‘ichthyo-toxism’.
1953Ichthyotoxism [see ichthyoacanthotoxism n.]. ichthytaxidermy n. /ˌɪkθɪtakˈsɪdəmi/, /ˌɪkθiˈtæksəˌdərmi/ the taxidermy or stuffing of the skins of fishes as zoological specimens.
Brit. /ˌɪkθɪˈtaksᵻdəːmi/
, /ˌɪkθɪˈtaksᵻdəːmi//ˌɪkθɪtakˈsɪdəmi/U.S. /ˌɪkθəˈtæksəˌdərmi/
, /ˌɪkθəˈtæksəˌdərmi//ˌɪkθiˈtæksəˌdərmi/Π
1883 Great Internat. Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 220 Stuffed fishes, prepared by Davidson's method of ichthytaxidermy.
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