adjective

• Of or concerning fish.

  ‘The mystery of fish slumber lies within the greater mystery of the piscine mind.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Three summers ago, there were so many insects that piscine sumptuary laws could have been declared.’
  • ‘But that could be difficult for the piscine inhabitants of Yorkshire rivers these dark, cold December nights.’
  • ‘Viewing this piscine cornucopia, Baldwin was struck with the thought, ‘There's so much here every day.’’
  • ‘The balloonfish swallows air, when attacked by avian predators, or water, when attacked by piscine predators.’

  Synonyms

  fishlike, piscine, of fish