English Explanatory Dictionary

pisciculture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The rearing or cultivation of fish.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪsɪˌkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Word forms

pisciculture piscicultures

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Italic *piskis Latin piscisder. English pisci- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English pisciculture From pisci- + culture.

Synonyms

fish farming fishculture

Derived words

piscicultural pisciculturist
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