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Meaning of pisciculture in English:

pisciculture

Pronunciation /ˈpɪsɪˌkʌltʃə/

noun

mass noun

  • The controlled breeding and rearing of fish.

    • ‘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

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