Dictionary of Difficult Words - ichthus, ichthys

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n. amulet or talismanic carving in shape of fish. ichthyic, a. pertaining to fishes. ichthyism, n. fish-poisoning. ichthyofauna, n. fish life of region. ichthyography n. treatise on fishes. ichthyoid, a. fish-like. ichthyolatry, n. worship of fishes. ichthyolite, n. fossil fish. ichthyology, n. study of fishes. ichthyomorphic, a. fish-shaped. ichthyophagy, n. eating of fish. ichthyophagist, n. ichthyornis, n. toothed fossil bird of America. ichthyosaur(us), n. large fossil marine reptile. ichthyosis, n. congenital disease characterized by thickened, scaly skin. ichthyotoxism, n. fish-poisoning.

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