pisciculture

UK/'pɪsɪkʌltʃə/US/'pisikʌltʃә/

Definitions

The controlled breeding and rearing of fish; fish farming.

养鱼业；鱼类养殖

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

pisci-root

cultcultivate, grow, tend, worship

-ureact, process, result

=pisciculture

pisci- (fish, from piscis) + cult (tend) + -ure = the raising of fish. Narrower than aquaculture, which covers all aquatic life; pisciculture is specifically fish.

Root cult still carries 38 more words

Common Collocations

1.pisciculture industry养鱼业
2.freshwater pisciculture淡水鱼类养殖

Example Sentences

1.
Pisciculture provides steady income for many rural families.

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