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piscatology en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pɪskəˈtɒlədʒɪ/ (UK)
  • /pɪskəˈtɑlədʒi/ (US)

Etymology

Irregular formation from the stem of Latin piscārī (“to fish”), + -ology.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The study of fishing.
    • Ned acquired the rudiments of orthography, geometry, piscatology, a phrase or two of French, and a profound loathing for the Classics. 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 40:

Deriveds

piscatologist