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

• pisciculturist
  noun
• piscicultural
  adjective
• pisciculturally
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of pisciculture

First recorded in 1855–60; pisci- + culture

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pisciculture

In this position he was unwearied in his efforts to develop pisciculture, and to improve the apparatus used by the fishermen, interesting himself also in the condition of themselves and their families.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 by Hamilton Wright Mabie

In 1867 he was appointed government inspector of fisheries, and in the course of his work travelled constantly about the country, being largely responsible for the increased attention paid to the scientific side of pisciculture.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

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

From Madame Bovary by Eleanor Marx Aveling

Nor was his fondness for pisciculture exceptional in his times.

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

Then there were some chaffing observations about the Odéon Carpentras, pisciculture, and prisoners under sentence of death, when there happened to be any.

From Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man by Gustave Flaubert