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单词 pisciculture
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Definition of pisciculture in English:

pisciculture

noun ˈpɪsɪˌkʌltʃəˈpɪsəˌkəltʃər
mass noun
  • The controlled breeding and rearing of fish.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dr Dharmakanta, famous surgeon, gregarious and home loving, knew everything from pisciculture in aquariums to baking cakes and pizzas, but not how to fly a kite.

Derivatives

  • piscicultural

  • adjective pɪsɪˌˈkʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)l
    • The invention relates to a method for modulating the sedimentation rate of piscicultural dry pellets.
  • pisciculturist

  • noun pɪsɪˌˈkʌltʃərɪst
    • These structures, often put together by the pisciculturist himself, suffer from a number of drawbacks.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin piscis 'fish' + culture, on the pattern of words such as agriculture.

 
 

Definition of pisciculture in US English:

pisciculture

nounˈpisəˌkəlCHərˈpɪsəˌkəltʃər
  • The controlled breeding and rearing of fish.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dr Dharmakanta, famous surgeon, gregarious and home loving, knew everything from pisciculture in aquariums to baking cakes and pizzas, but not how to fly a kite.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin piscis ‘fish’ + culture, on the pattern of words such as agriculture.

 
 
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