pisciculture

American  

[pis-i-kuhl-cher, pahy-si-] / ˈpɪs ɪˌkʌl tʃər, ˈpaɪ sɪ- /

noun

1. the breeding, rearing, and transplantation of fish by artificial means.

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pisciculture British  

/ ˈpɪsɪˌkʌltʃə /

noun

1. the rearing and breeding of fish under controlled conditions

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Other Word Forms

• piscicultural adjective
• pisciculturally adverb
• pisciculturist noun

Etymology

Origin of pisciculture

First recorded in 1855–60; pisci- + culture

Example Sentences

There are a school of navigation and an institute for pisciculture.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

Knowing how far advanced are the Japanese in pisciculture, this gentleman succeeded in persuading me to interest myself in their methods.

From Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus by Coup, W. C.

Nor was his fondness for pisciculture exceptional in his times.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 by Various

He busied himself with great questions: the social problem, moralisation of the poorer classes, pisciculture, caoutchouc, railways, etc.

From Madame Bovary by Aveling, Eleanor Marx

We follow pisciculture from necessity or economy, because fish of certain kinds are yearly dying out, and to produce a cheap food; but the Romans followed it as a luxury, or a childish amusement, alone.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 by Various