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

• piscicultural
  adjective
• pisciculturist
  noun
• pisciculturally
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of pisciculture

First recorded in 1855–60; pisci- + culture

Example Sentences

Indeed, were it not for the risks arising from attacks of fungi, pisciculture, as now understood and carried on, would be an unalloyed pleasure and unbounded success.

From Amateur Fish Culture by Walker, Charles Edward

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 Flaubert, Gustave

Knowing how far advanced are the Japanese in pisciculture, this gentleman succeeded in persuading me to interest myself in their methods.

From Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus by Coup, W. C.

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

Those who are curious and interested in pisciculture may obtain a pamphlet on the artificial production of fish by Piscarius, published by Reeve & Co.,

From The Teesdale Angler by Lakeland, R.