ichthys

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variant of ichthus

-ichthys

2 of 2

noun combining form

-ich·​thys

ˈikthə̇s

: fish

—in generic names chiefly in ichthyology

Dinichthys

Nemichthys

Word History

Etymology

Noun combining form

New Latin, from Greek ichthys

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