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pisciculture
CIDE DICTIONARY
pisciculture, n. [L. piscis a fish + E. culture.].
Fish culture. See under Fish. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pisciculture, n. the artificial rearing of fish.
Derivative
piscicultural adj. pisciculturist n.
Etymology
L piscis fish, after agriculture etc.
ROGET THESAURUS
pisciculture
Husbandry
N husbandry, taming, circuration, zoohygiantics, domestication, domesticity, manege, veterinary art, farriery, breeding, pisciculture, menagerie, vivarium, zoological garden, bear pit, aviary, apiary, alveary, beehive, hive, aquarium, fishery, duck pond, fish pond, phthisozoics, euthanasia, sacrifice, humane destruction, neatherd, cowherd, shepherd, grazier, drover, cowkeeper, trainer, breeder, apiarian, apiarist, bull whacker, cowboy, cow puncher, farrier, horse leech, horse doctor, vaquero, veterinarian, vet, veterinary surgeon, cage, hencoop, bird cage, cauf, range, sheepfold, pastoral, bucolic, tame, domestic.
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