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piscatory

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pis·ca·to·ri·al  (psk-tôr-l, -tr-) or pis·ca·to·ry (psk-tôr, -tr)
adj.
1. Of or relating to fish or fishing.
2. Involved in or dependent on fishing.
[From Latin pisctrius, from pisctor, fisherman, from piscr, to fish, from piscis, fish.]
pisca·tori·al·ly adv.
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Adj.1.piscatory - relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing; "a piscatory life"
piscatorial


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- Bold Navigators- Equestrian Indians and Piscatory Indians, Difference in Their Physical Organization.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
Albert found in his anteroom two guns, with all the accoutrements for hunting; a lofty room on the ground-floor containing all the ingenious instruments the English -- eminent in piscatory pursuits, since they are patient and sluggish -- have invented for fishing.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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, as sick people went down to be dipped in the sea.
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