pisciculture
[ pis-i-kuhl-cher, pahy-si- ]
noun
the breeding, rearing, and transplantation of fish by artificial means.
Origin of pisciculture
1Other words from pisciculture
- pis·ci·cul·tur·al, adjective
- pis·ci·cul·tur·al·ly, adverb
- pis·ci·cul·tur·ist, noun
Words Nearby pisciculture
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How to use pisciculture in a sentence
Piscic′olous, parasitic upon fishes; Piscicul′tural, pertaining to pisciculture.
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.
British Dictionary definitions for pisciculture
pisciculture
/ (ˈpɪsɪˌkʌltʃə) /
noun
the rearing and breeding of fish under controlled conditions
Derived forms of pisciculture
- piscicultural, adjective
- pisciculturally, adverb
- pisciculturist, noun, adjective
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