Ichthus to Idea
Ichthus
(Ich"thus) n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s.] In early Christian and eccesiastical art, an emblematic fish, or the
Greek word for fish, which combined the initials of the Greek words Ihsoy^s, Christo`s, Qeoy^ Gio`s
Swth`r, Jesus, Christ, Son of God, Savior.
Ichthyic
(Ich"thy*ic) a. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish.] (Zoöl.) Like, or pertaining to, fishes.
Ichthyocol
(Ich"thy*o*col Ich`thy*o*col"la) n. [L. ichthyocolla, Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + glue: cf. F.
ichthyocolle.] Fish glue; isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds of certain fishes.
Ichthyocoprolite
(Ich`thy*o*cop"ro*lite) n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + E. coprolite.] (Geol.) Fossil
dung of fishes.
Ichthyodorulite
(Ich`thy*o*dor"u*lite) n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + a spear + - lite.] (Zoöl.) One of the
spiny plates found on the back and tail of certain skates.
Ichthyography
(Ich`thy*og"ra*phy) n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os + graphy: cf. F. ichthyographie.] A treatise
on fishes.
Ichthyoid
(Ich"thy*oid Ich`thy*oid"al) a. [Gr. : 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + form.] (Zoöl.) Somewhat like a
fish; having some of the characteristics of fishes; — said of some amphibians.
Ichthyolatry
(Ich`thy*ol"a*try) n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + to worship.] Worship of fishes, or of fish-
shaped idols. Layard.
Ichthyolite
(Ich"thy*o*lite) n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + -lite.] (Paleon.) A fossil fish, or fragment of a
fish.
Ichthyologic
(Ich`thy*o*log"ic Ich`thy*o*log"ic*al) a. [Cf. F. ichthyologique.] Of or pertaining to ichthyology.
Ichthyologist
(Ich`thy*ol"o*gist) n. [Cf. F. ichthyologiste.] One versed in, or who studies, ichthyology.
Ichthyology
(Ich`thy*ol"o*gy) n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + -logy: cf. F. ichthyologie.] The natural
history of fishes; that branch of zoölogy which relates to fishes, including their structure, classification, and
habits.
Ichthyomancy
(Ich"thy*o*man`cy) n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + -mancy: cf. F. ichthyomancie.] Divination
by the heads or the entrails of fishes.
Ichthyomorpha
(||Ich`thy*o*mor"pha) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fish-shaped; 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + form.] (Zoöl.)
The Urodela.
Ichthyomorphic
(Ich`thy*o*mor"phic Ich`thy*o*mor"phous) a. [See Ichthyomorpha.] Fish- shaped; as,
the ichthyomorphic idols of ancient Assyria.
Ichthyophagist
(Ich`thy*oph"a*gist) n. [See Ichthyophagous.] One who eats, or subsists on, fish.
Ichthyophagous
(Ich`thy*oph"a*gous) a. [L. ichthyophagus, Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + to eat.] Eating,
or subsisting on, fish.
Ichthyophagy
(Ich`thy*oph"a*gy) n. [Gr. 'ichqyofagi`a: cf. F. ichthyophagie.] The practice of eating, or
living upon, fish.
Ichthyophthalmite
(Ich`thy*oph*thal"mite) n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + eye.] See Apophyllite. [R.]
Ichthyophthira
(||Ich`thy*oph*thi"ra) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + a louse.] (Zoöl.) A division
of copepod crustaceans, including numerous species parasitic on fishes.
