[ noun ] the branch of zoology that studies fishes <noun.cognition>
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 zo["o]logy which relates to fishes, including their structure, classification, and habits.