Defn: An oily substance prepared by the dry distillation of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. It is used in medicine as a remedy in some forms of skin diseases.
ICHTHYOLATRY
Ich`thy*ol"a*try, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped idols. Layard.
ICHTHYOLITE
Ich"thy*o*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite.] (Paleon.)
Defn: A fossil fish, or fragment of a fish.
ICHTHYOLOGIC; ICHTHYOLOGICAL Ich`thy*o*log"ic, Ich`thy*o*log"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. ichthyologique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to ichthyology.
ICHTHYOLOGIST
Ich`thy*ol"o*gist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ichthyologiste.]
Defn: One versed in, or who studies, ichthyology.
ICHTHYOLOGY
Ich`thy*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. ichthyologie.]