pisciculture

[pis-i-kuhl-cher, pahy-si-]

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noun

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

Origin of pisciculture

First recorded in 1855–60; pisci- + culture

Related formspis·ci·cul·tur·al, adjectivepis·ci·cul·tur·al·ly, adverbpis·ci·cul·tur·ist, noun

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Examples from the Web for pisciculture

Historical Examples

There are a school of navigation and an institute for pisciculture.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3
Various
The lake fisheries are mostly pursued in Bohemia, where pisciculture is an art of old standing, and largely developed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8
Various
Piscic′olous, parasitic upon fishes; Piscicul′tural, pertaining to pisciculture.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for pisciculture

pisciculture

noun

the rearing and breeding of fish under controlled conditions

Derived Formspiscicultural, adjectivepisciculturally, adverbpisciculturist, noun, adjective

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Examples from the Web for pisciculture

Historical Examples

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

The lake fisheries are mostly pursued in Bohemia, where pisciculture is an art of old standing, and largely developed.

Piscic′olous, parasitic upon fishes; Piscicul′tural, pertaining to pisciculture.

pisciculture

Origin of pisciculture