Examples of ichthyology in a Sentence
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
The species was named in honor of Ivo Silva dos Santos for his contributions to ichthyology.
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Real-Time News Team,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
These included collection managers across disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, botany, geology, ichthyology, entomology, herpetology and paleontology.
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Bradley Wade Bishop,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
Katherine Maslenikov, the museum’s ichthyology collections manager, was hesitant when Wood first approached her with the idea.
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Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
28 Apr. 2022
In what might be considered a mixed message outside of the ichthyology world, scientists have named a new species of cavefish after the Indiana University Hoosiers.
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Elizabeth Preston,
Discover Magazine,
3 June 2014
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Noun
For nearly half a century, this shark existed as little more than a footnote in ichthyology.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
The species was named in honor of Ivo Silva dos Santos for his contributions to ichthyology.
—
Real-Time News Team,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
These included collection managers across disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, botany, geology, ichthyology, entomology, herpetology and paleontology.
—
Bradley Wade Bishop,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
Katherine Maslenikov, the museum’s ichthyology collections manager, was hesitant when Wood first approached her with the idea.
—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
28 Apr. 2022
In what might be considered a mixed message outside of the ichthyology world, scientists have named a new species of cavefish after the Indiana University Hoosiers.
—
Elizabeth Preston,
Discover Magazine,
3 June 2014
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“Ichthyology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ichthyology. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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ichthyology
noun
ich·thy·ol·o·gy
ˌik-thē-ˈäl-ə-jē 
: a branch of zoology that deals with fishes
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