piscine

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of, relating to, or characteristic of fish

   The biologist compared the piscine anatomy of several freshwater species.

From Late Latin piscinus, or directly from Latin piscis, 'fish,' plus the adjective-forming suffix -ine. It is the learned counterpart of fishlike and is used chiefly in zoological, literary, and humorous contexts.

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