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单词 piscatology
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piscatologyn.

Brit. /ˌpɪskəˈtɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌpɪskəˈtɑlədʒi/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin piscāt- , piscārī , -ology comb. form.
Etymology: Irregularly < classical Latin piscāt-, past participial stem of piscārī to fish (see piscation n.) + -ology comb. form, after e.g. piscatorial adj., piscatory adj.
The study or practice of fishing. Also: ichthyology.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > [noun] > art or treatise
fish-craft1480
halieutics1646
piscatology1859
1859 F. S. Cozzens Acadia xiii. 235 Where are the familiar faces?.. Where the party of salmon-fishermen, the Solomons of piscatology?
1867 L. H. Atwater Elem. Logic 217 Thus Ornithology, Piscatology, &c., under Zoology.
1933 ‘L. Luard’ All Hands 19 Piscatology and intensive piscicapture.
1999 Orlando (Florida) Sentinel (Nexis) 22 Apr. I1 For those not versed in piscatology, a gar is a freshwater fish with a long, beaklike snout.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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