n. [ Gr. 'ichqy`s. ] In early Christian and ecclesiastical art, an emblematic fish, or the Greek word for fish, which combined the initials of the Greek words Ihsoy^s, Christo`s, Qeoy^ Gio`sSwth`r, Jesus, Christ, Son of God, Savior. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ななつぼし, nanatsuboshi] (n) (1) (See 北斗七星) Big Dipper; (2) (See 七曜・1) family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles); (3) (See 真鰯) Japanese pilchard; Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus)