pis|ca|tol|o|gy

pis|ca|tol|o|gy
pis|ca|tol|o|gy «PIHS kuh TOL uh jee», noun.
1. the science of fishing, including the methods of fishermen and the nature and habits of fish, as the object of systematic study.
2. Obsolete. ichthyology.
[< Latin piscātus a fishing + English -logy]

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