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

Derived Forms

• pisciculturally
  adverb
• pisciculturist
  noun
• piscicultural
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of pisciculture

First recorded in 1855–60; pisci- + culture

Example Sentences

Possibly it is an old piscina; according to the Abbé Proyart, the missionaries taught the art of pisciculture near the village of Kilonga, where they formed their first establishment.

From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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

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

Here pisciculture, or, to use a far better and more euphonious word, fish-farming, is carried to the highest perfection in Great Britain. 

From A Walk from London to John O'Groat's by Burritt, Elihu

Nor was his fondness for pisciculture exceptional in his times.

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