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piscine

American

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

adjective

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

piscine British

/ ˈpɪsaɪn /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a fish

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piscine Scientific

/ pī′sēn′,pĭs′īn′ /

Relating to or characteristic of fishes.

Etymology

Origin of piscine

1790–1800; < Latin piscīnus, equivalent to pisc ( is ) fish + -īnus -ine ¹

Example Sentences

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To catch your piscine prize, consider an opportunity not offered at any other lake on this list: renting a 14-foot fishing boat either hourly or for the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024

Pinchin excels at evoking her piscine subjects, whose sickle-shaped tails beat nearly as fast as a hummingbird's wing.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2023

“In a city known for cutting-edge restaurants, Tadich’s is old-fashioned, a nostalgic shrine to local piscine tradition.”

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2023

But he also says it’s important to study archerfish and other piscine swimmers for their own sake, as they make up the majority of vertebrates alive today.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 1, 2022

I have no desire to latch onto a monster symbol of fate and prove my manhood in titanic piscine war.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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