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piscatology

American  
[pis-kuh-tol-uh-jee] / ˌpɪs kəˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

Now Rare.
  1. the art or science of fishing.


Etymology

Origin of piscatology

1865–70; piscat(or) or piscat(ory) + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

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Where the party of salmon-fishermen, the Solomons of piscatology?

From Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses by Cozzens, Frederic S.

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