The Collaborative International Dictionary
Piscatorial \Pis`ca*to"ri*al\, Piscatory \Pis"ca*to*ry\, a. [L.
piscatorius, fr. piscator a fisherman, fr. piscari to fish,
fr. piscis a fish. See Fish the animal.]
Of or pertaining to fishes or fishing.
--Addison.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, from Latin piscatorius "of fishermen," from piscator "fisherman," from piscari "to fish," from pisces "a fish" (see fish (n.)).
Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or pertaining to fishermen or fishing. 2 Of or pertaining to fish; piscine.
WordNet
adj. relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing; "a piscatory life" [syn: piscatorial]
Usage examples of "piscatory".
The salmon, which are the prime fish of the Columbia, and as important to the piscatory tribes as are the buffaloes to the hunters of the prairies, do not enter the river until towards the latter part of May, from which time, until the middle of August, they abound and are taken in vast quantities, either with the spear or seine, and mostly in shallow water.