- piscation
- pis·ca·tion
English syllables. 2014.
piscation
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Piscation — Pis*ca tion, n. [L. piscatio, fr. piscari to fish.] Fishing; fishery. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Piscation — (v. lat.), Fischfang, Fischerei; daher Piscatorisch, die Fischerei betreffend … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
piscation — pə̇ˈskāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin piscation , piscatio, from Latin piscatus (past participle of piscari to fish, from piscis fish) + ion , io ion more at fish : fishing … Useful english dictionary
piscation — fishing, fishery … Dictionary of ichthyology
Piscis — Piscis, lat., Fisch; pisces, Fische; Piscation, Fischfang; Piscivoren, Fischfresser … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
casting — Synonyms and related words: CYSP sculpture, adding, anaglyptics, anaglyptography, angling, archery, architectural sculpture, architecture, assembly, bone carving, building, bullion, button, calculation, calculus, cast, ceroplastics, chasing,… … Moby Thesaurus
fishing — Synonyms and related words: angling, casting, cynegetic, delving, digging, fishery, fly fishing, following, guddling, halieutic, harpooning, hunting, in full cry, in hot pursuit, in pursuit, in search of, jigging, loaded for bear, looking for,… … Moby Thesaurus
whaling — Synonyms and related words: angling, banging, bumping, casting, colossal, dressing down, enormous, fishery, fishing, fly fishing, gargantuan, gigantic, guddling, harpooning, hiding, immense, jigging, larruping, lathering, leathering, licking,… … Moby Thesaurus
hunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chase, drag; pursuit, search. v. t. chase, stalk, follow, trace, pursue, run, trail, hound. v. i. shoot, poach, trap, snare, hawk, ferret. See inquiry. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The pursuit of game] Syn … English dictionary for students
hunting — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. looking for, looking around, seeking, in search of; see searching 2 . n. Syn. the chase, the hunt, sporting, shooting, coursing, venery, stalking, falconry, trapping, big game hunting, deer hunting, boar hunting, fox… … English dictionary for students
