pisciculture

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

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 of pisciculture

There are a school of navigation and an institute for pisciculture.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3
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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)
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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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