piscicide

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noun

Any substance that is poisonous to fish.

“The explosion of an aquarium in Berlin in 2022 caused a major piscicide.”

Similar
ichthyocide
OriginEnglish pisci- ← Latin piscis ← Proto-Italic *piskis →
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Meanings

nounpiscicide (countable and uncountable, plural piscicides)

plural piscicides

  1. countableAny substance that is poisonous to fish.
  2. uncountableThe killing of fish.

    The explosion of an aquarium in Berlin in 2022 caused a major piscicide.

  3. countableuncountableA fish that kills.
  4. countableuncountableA fish that kills another fish, especially out of malice.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
ichthyocide
Also see
fishingichthyocide

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péysks
  2. Proto-Italic*piskis
  3. Latinpiscis
  4. Englishpisci-
  5. Englishpiscicide

From pisci- + -cide.

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Cite this entry
APA

piscicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piscicide

MLA

“piscicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piscicide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piscicide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piscicide.

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