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Ancistrodon piscivorus
Water moccasin Wa"ter moc"ca*sin (Zo["o]l.) A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes. Called also water snake, water adder, water viper.
Concupiscible
Concupiscible Con*cu`pis*ci*ble, a. [Cf. F. concupiscible.] 1. Exciting to, or liable to be affected by, concupiscence; provoking lustful desires. --Shak. 2. Exciting desire, good or evil. The schools reduce all the passions to these two heads, the concupiscible and irascible appetite. --South.
Concupiscibleness
Concupiscibleness Con*cu"pis*ci*ble*ness, n. The state of being concupiscible. [Obs.]
Piscicapture
Piscicapture Pis"ci*cap`ture, n. Capture of fishes, as by angling. [R.] --W. H. Russell.
Piscicultural
Piscicultural Pis`ci*cul"tur*al, a. Relating to pisciculture.
Pisciculture
Pisciculture Pis`ci*cul"ture, n. [L. piscis a fish + E. culture.] Fish culture. See under Fish.
Pisciculturist
Pisciculturist Pis`ci*cul"tur*ist, n. One who breeds fish.
Piscidia erythrina
Dogwood Dog"wood` (-w[oo^]d`), n. [So named from skewers (dags) being made of it. Dr. Prior. See Dag, and Dagger.] (Bot.) The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes. Note: There are several species, one of which, Cornus mascula, called also cornelian cherry, bears a red acid berry. C. florida is the flowering dogwood, a small American tree with very showy blossoms. Dogwood tree. (a) The dogwood or Cornus. (b) A papilionaceous tree (Piscidia erythrina) growing in Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also Jamaica dogwood.
Pisciform
Pisciform Pis"ci*form, a. [L. piscis fish + -form.] Having the form of a fish; resembling a fish.
Piscina
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
Piscinal Pis"ci*nal, a. [L. piscinalis: cf. F. piscinal.] Belonging to a fishpond or a piscina.
Piscine
Piscine Pis"cine, a. [L. piscis a fish.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to a fish or fishes; as, piscine remains.
Piscis Australis
Southern South"ern (?; 277), a. [AS. s??ern. See South.] Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south. Southern Cross (Astron.), a constellation of the southern hemisphere containing several bright stars so related in position as to resemble a cross. Southern Fish (Astron.), a constelation of the southern hemisphere (Piscis Australis) containing the bright star Fomalhaut. Southern States (U.S. Hist. & Geog.), the States of the American Union lying south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River, with Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Before the Civil War, Missouri also, being a slave State, was classed as one of the Southern States.
Piscivorous
Piscivorous Pis*civ"o*rous, a. [L. piscis a fish + vorare to devour: cf. F. piscivore.] (Zo["o]l.) Feeding or subsisting on fish.
Vesica piscis
Vesica Ve*si"ca, n. [L.] A bladder. Vesica piscis. [L., dish bladder.] (Eccl. Art) A glory, or aureole, of oval shape, or composed of two arcs of circles usually represented as surrounding a divine personage. More rarely, an oval composed of two arcs not representing a glory; a solid oval, etc.

Meaning of Pisci from wikipedia

- The vesica piscis is a type of lens, a mathematical shape formed by the intersection of two disks with the same radius, intersecting in such a way that...
- Piscis Austrinus is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere. The name is Latin for "the southern fish", in contrast with the larger constellation...
- Aspergillus pisci is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. "Aspergillus pisci". www.westerdijkinstitute.nl. Samson, R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken...
- constellation of Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish, and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation Alpha Piscis Austrini, which...
- Comamonas piscis is a Gram-negative, obligately aerobic and non-motile bacterium from the genus Comamonas which has been isolated from the intestine of...
- 4 Jul – 14 Jul 10 Jul 107.5 22.7 +15 61 5 medium C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield) Piscis Austrinids 15 Jul – 10 Aug 28 Jul 125 22.7 −25 35 5 faint undiscovered (short...
- Vox Piscis, or The Book-Fish, contayning three treatises which were found in the belly of a cod-fish in Cambridge market, on Midsummer Eve last is a book...
- Theta Piscis Austrini, Latinized as θ Piscis Austrini, is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Piscis Austrinus. It is faintly visible...
- ****nicicoccus piscis is a Gram-positive bacteria from the genus ****nicicoccus which has been isolated of the gut of the fish Sillago ****onica from Awa...
- Pi Piscis Austrini, Latinized from π Piscis Austrini, is binary star system in the southern constellation of Piscis Austrinus, near the eastern constellation...