piscatorial

piscatorial
piscatorial [pis΄kə tôr′ē əl]
adj.
L piscatorius < piscator, fisherman < piscatus: see PISCATOLOGY
of fishes, fishermen, or fishing: also piscatory
piscatorially
adv.

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pis·ca·to·ri·al (pĭs'kə-tôrʹē-əl, -tōrʹ-) or pis·ca·to·ry (pĭsʹkə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
1. Of or relating to fish or fishing.
2. Involved in or dependent on fishing.
  [From Latin piscātōrius, from piscātor, fisherman, from piscārī, to fish, from piscis, fish.]   pis'ca·toʹri·al·ly adv.

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