piscatory
Adjective

piscatory (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to fishermen or fishing.
    • 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. 5, Twelfth Century
      The Ribble and the Aire roll down, as yet unpolluted by dyers' chemistry; tenanted by merry trouts and piscatory otters.
  2. Of or pertaining to fish; piscine.
    • 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, ch. 4,
      The air among the houses was of so strong a piscatory flavour that one might have supposed sick fish went up to be dipped in it.
Synonyms Related terms Translations
  • Italian: piscatorio
  • Russian: рыба́цкий



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