piscatory C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape US /ˈpɪskəˌtɔri/ UK /ˈpɪskətəri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing a piscatory life 2 adj Of or pertaining to fishermen or fishing. The Ribble and the Aire roll down, as yet unpolluted by dyers' chemistry; tenanted by merry trouts and piscatory otters. 3 adj Of or pertaining to fish; piscine. 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to or... piscatorial Etymology From Latin piscātor (“fisherman”), from piscis (“fish”). Topics Nature & Landscape External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # piscatory **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɪskəˌtɔri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɪskətəri/ ## Meanings 1. relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing 2. Of or pertaining to fishermen or fishing. 3. Of or pertaining to fish; piscine. ## Examples - a piscatory life - The Ribble and the Aire roll down, as yet unpolluted by dyers' chemistry; tenanted by merry trouts and piscatory otters. - 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 - piscatorial ## Etymology From Latin piscātor (“fisherman”), from piscis (“fish”). ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown