piscine

[ pahy-seen, pis-ahyn, -een, -in ]

/ ˈpaɪ sin, ˈpɪs aɪn, -in, -ɪn /

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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.

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Origin of piscine

1790–1800; <Latin piscīnus, equivalent to pisc(is) fish + -īnus-ine¹

Words nearby piscine

Pisces, pisci-, pisciculture, pisciform, piscina, piscine, Piscis Austrinus, piscivorous, pisco, pisé, Pisgah

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How to use piscine in a sentence

Understanding where and when these piscine frontiers will emerge will be key for future conservation plans, the researchers reported on December 7 in Nature Communications.
The salmon of 2100 will have new habitat: the remains of melted glaciers|Kate Baggaley|December 9, 2021|Popular-Science
In recent years, the piscine darling has helped secure the Scandinavian country favorable trade and tourism agreements with China.
The Surprising Reasons the Chinese Love the Little Mermaid|Chantel Tattoli|August 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Old Man was astonished as the Senator, who sat with gaping piscine mouth and pop eyes.
Cue for Quiet|Thomas L. Sherred
There seems no reason to doubt that modern fish, as a whole, quite equal in size the piscine fauna of any previous geological age.
Falling in Love|Grant Allen

Now, it is among these piscine characteristics that we find the clue to where Man got his ears.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, June 1893|Various
Today, with a multitude of the afflicted, I bathed in the piscine, a long trough filled with holy water from the grotto.
Possessed|Cleveland Moffett
He leaned forward and fixed the tabletop with a piscine stare.
Cue for Quiet|Thomas L. Sherred

British Dictionary definitions for piscine

piscine

/ (ˈpɪsaɪn) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a fish

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Scientific definitions for piscine

piscine

[ pī′sēn′, pĭs′īn′ ]

Relating to or characteristic of fishes.