piscatorial

English edit

From Latin piscātor (“fisherman”), from piscis (“fish”).

piscatorial (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to fishermen or fishing.
- c. 1867, Anthony Trollope, chapter 41, in The Claverings‎^[1]:
  There should be no plea put in by him in his absences, that he had only gone to catch a few fish, when his intentions had been other than piscatorial.
- 1895, The Gentleman's Magazine, January to June issue, pg. 38:
  That a lucy or luce is the mature pike, every piscatorial schoolboy knows.
- 2015 April 2, Tom Fort, “Trout fishing in Chilean Patagonia [print version: Gone fishing – and waking up in heaven, 4 April 2015, p. T6]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Travel)‎^[2], archived from the original on 6 April 2015:
  The theme is unashamedly piscatorial – there are models of trout, pictures of trout, books about trout, a cabinet full of fly-tying gear. The veranda, cluttered with waders, boots, rods and tackle, is where the fishing day begins.
Of or pertaining to fish; piscine.
- 2005 November 25, “Mercedes goes back to nature for dynamic inspiration”, in Times Online, London, retrieved 2 July 2007:
  The tropical boxfish may not look the sleekest or sexiest of piscatorial creatures, but the Mercedes team knew better.
- 2007 December 22, “Atlantic salmon: Ruler of the river”, in The Economist, volume 385, number 8560, page 139:
  There are dozens of photographs, but it is not the piscatorial pornography that makes this book so exciting so much as the stories Mr Buller has unearthed.