piscine

Definition

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.

Etymology

From Late Latin piscinus or from Latin piscis (“fish”) + -ine.

Example Sentences

• "In the ancient Middle East certain cults had piscine deities, or deities with fish attributes of various kinds."
• "2009, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic (August 2009), page 40, At age four he caught his first fish and was evermore fascinated by things piscine; […]"