piscine

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UK/ˈpɪsaɪn/UK/ˈpɪskaɪn/UK/ˈpaɪsaɪn/US/ˈpaɪsin/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.

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fishlikefishlyfishyichthyicfishenfishish
OriginLate Latin piscinus →
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Meanings

piscine1

adjectivepiscine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.

    2009, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic (August 2009), page 40, At age four he caught his first fish and was evermore fascinated by things piscine; […]

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    In the ancient Middle East certain cults had piscine deities, or deities with fish attributes of various kinds.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 96

    Synonyms: fishlike, fishly, fishy, ichthyic, fishen, fishish, fishlike, fishly

piscine2

nounpiscine (plural piscines)

plural piscines

  1. archaicA public bath or swimming pool in France.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.

Similar
fishlikefishlyfishyichthyicfishenfishishfishlikefishlyfishyichthyic
Also see
fishenfish farmfishishfishlikefishlyfishyichthyic

Origin

piscine · adjective

  1. Late Latinpiscinus
  2. Englishpiscine

From Late Latin piscinus or from Latin piscis (“fish”) + -ine.

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piscine · noun

  1. Frenchpiscine
  2. Frenchpiscine
  3. Englishpiscine

Borrowed from French piscine.

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Translations

Arabic سَمَكِيّ
  • سَمَكِيّ (samakiyy)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
Bulgarian ри́бен
  • ри́бен (ríben)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
Catalan íctic
  • ícticof, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
Czech rybí
  • rybíof, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
Finnish kala-
  • kala-of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
French ichthyique, poissonnesque
  • ichthyiqueof, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
  • poissonnesqueof, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
German Fisch-
  • Fisch-of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
Italian ittico
  • itticoof, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
Latin ichthyicus
  • ichthyicusof, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
Polish rybi
  • rybiof, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
Russian ры́бий, ры́бный
  • ры́бий (rýbij)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
  • ры́бный (rýbnyj)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
Spanish íctico, ictíneo
  • ícticoof, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
  • ictíneoof, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
  • ictícolaof, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
  • pisciformeof, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
  • ictiológicoof, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
Ukrainian ри́б'ячий
  • ри́б'ячий (rýbʺjačyj)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
Welsh pysgodol
  • pysgodolof, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with piscine

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Cite this entry
APA

piscine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piscine

MLA

“piscine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piscine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piscine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piscine.

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