aquiculturen.
/ˈeɪkwɪˌkʌltʃə//ˈeɪkwɪˌkʌltjʊə//ˈakwɪˌkʌltʃə/ Culture of the natural produce of water; fish-breeding as a branch of industry. Cf. aquaculture n.
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pisciculture1807
water farming1811
fish-breeding1860
fish-hatching1862
fish-culture1865
aquiculture1867
mariculture1867
fish-farming1869
pond culture1883
aquaculture1887
aquafarming1896
sea-farming1962
1867 Evening Stand. 13 July 3 The fish, aquiculture, and boat exhibition.
1868 W. Peard Pract. Water-farming i. 2 Aqueculture actually existed in China centuries before luxury gave it birth in civilised Rome.
1947 Endeavour 6 7 Aquiculture, or the cultivation of aquatic life, has been conducted on a very limited scale compared with agriculture.
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