piscine

adjective

pi·​scine ˈpī-ˌsēn 

ˈpi-ˌsīn,

ˈpis-ˌkīn 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of fish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Together, this and the other known elpistostegalian fish fossils suggested that a number of hallmark traits of tetrapods originated in their piscine predecessors, including land-worthy arm bones and joints. —John A. Long, Scientific American, 20 May 2020

The Village de l’Est Green Growers Initiative—Veggi — uses aquaponics (that’s aquaculture + hydroponics), adding bacteria to basins full of water and fish like minnows and koi to convert the ammonia in piscine poop to nitrates. —Cory Perkins, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2013

Word History

Etymology

Latin piscinus, from piscis

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above