Definition of Pisciculture

1. n. Fish culture. See under Fish.

Definition of Pisciculture

1. Noun. The rearing or cultivation of fish. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pisciculture

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pisciculture

1. Fish culture. See Fish. Origin: L. Piscis a fish + E. Culture. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pisciculture

piscator
piscatorial
piscators
piscatory
piscatory ring
pisces
piscetarian
piscetarians
pisci-
piscicapture
piscicidal
piscicide
piscicides
piscicolous
piscicultural
pisciculture (current term)
piscicultures
pisciculturist
pisciculturists
pisciform
pisciform cataract
piscina
piscinae
piscinal
piscinas
piscine
piscines
piscivore
piscivores
piscivorous

Literary usage of Pisciculture

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1867)
"pisciculture was indeed earned on in those days with zeal and success, ... pisciculture AND SPAWN COLLECTING IN CHINA. Fish-raising, for economical as well ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Ephraim Chambers (1870)
"It is probable that the attention turned to the whole subject of pisciculture, and the example of the transportation of salmon to Australia, ..."

3. The Harvest of the Sea: A Contribution to the Natural and Economic History by James Glass Bertram (1869)
"... nursing young fish under protection till they are of an age to take care of themselves. The art of pisciculture is almost as old as civilisation itself. ..."

4. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1867)
"pisciculture was indeed earned on in those days with zeal and success, ... pisciculture AND SPAWN COLLECTING IN CHINA. Fish-raising, for economical as well ..."

5. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Ephraim Chambers (1870)
"It is probable that the attention turned to the whole subject of pisciculture, and the example of the transportation of salmon to Australia, ..."

6. The Harvest of the Sea: A Contribution to the Natural and Economic History by James Glass Bertram (1869)
"... nursing young fish under protection till they are of an age to take care of themselves. The art of pisciculture is almost as old as civilisation itself. ..."

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