2. (Zoöl.) The class of Vertebrata that includes the fishes. The principal divisions are Elasmobranchii,
Ganoidei, and Teleostei.
Piscicapture
(Pis"ci*cap`ture) n. Capture of fishes, as by angling. [R.] W. H. Russell.
Piscicultural
(Pis`ci*cul"tur*al) a. Relating to pisciculture.
Pisciculture
(Pis`ci*cul"ture) n. [L. piscis a fish + E. culture.] Fish culture. See under Fish.
Pisciculturist
(Pis`ci*cul"tur*ist), n. One who breeds fish.
Pisciform
(Pis"ci*form) a. [L. piscis fish + -form.] Having the form of a fish; resembling a fish.
Piscina
(||Pis*ci"na) n. [L., a certain, fishpond, fr. piscis a fish.] (Arch.) A niche near the altar in a
church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.
Piscinal
(Pis"ci*nal) a. [L. piscinalis: cf. F. piscinal.] Belonging to a fishpond or a piscina.
Piscine
(Pis"cine) a. [L. piscis a fish.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a fish or fishes; as, piscine remains.
Piscivorous
(Pis*civ"o*rous) a. [L. piscis a fish + vorare to devour: cf. F. piscivore.] (Zoöl.) Feeding
or subsisting on fish.
Pisé
(||Pi`sé") n. [F. pisé, from piser to stamp, pound, L. pisare.] (Arch.) A species of wall made of stiff
earth or clay rammed in between molds which are carried up as the wall rises; — called also pisé work.
Gwilt.
Pish
(Pish) interj. An exclamation of contempt.
Pish
(Pish) v. i. To express contempt. Pope.
Pishu
(||Pi"shu) n. (Zoöl.) The Canada lynx. [Written also peeshoo.]
Pisiform
(Pi"si*form) a. [L. pisum a pea + -form: cf. F. pisiforme.] Resembling a pea or peas in size
and shape; as, a pisiform iron ore.
Pisiform
(Pi"si*form), n. (Anat.) A small bone on the ulnar side of the carpus in man and many mammals.
See Illust. of Artiodactyla.
Pismire
(Pis"mire) n. [Piss + mire; so called because it discharges a moisture vulgarly considered urine.
See Mire an ant.] (Zoöl.) An ant, or emmet.
Pisolite
(Pi"so*lite) n. [Gr. a pea + - lite: cf. F. pisolithe.] (Min.) A variety of calcite, or calcium carbonate,
consisting of aggregated globular concretions about the size of a pea; — called also peastone, peagrit.
Oölite is similar in structure, but the concretions are as small as the roe of a fish.
Pisolitic
(Pi`so*lit"ic) a. [Cf. F. pisolithique.] (Min.) Composed of, containing, or resembling, pisolite.
Pisophalt
(Pis"o*phalt) n. [For pissasphalt.] (Min.) Pissasphalt. [Obs.]
Piss
(Piss) v. t. & i. [OE. pissen, F. pisser; akin to It. pisciare, D. & G. pissen, Dan. pisse, Icel.
pissa.] To discharge urine, to urinate. Shak.
Piss
(Piss), n. Urine.
