piscine

[ pahy-seen, pis-ahyn, -een, -in ]
/ ˈpaɪ sin, ˈpɪs aɪn, -in, -ɪn /

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, pisgah, pish
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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.
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