piscatory

• Clodio, though aware of the real paternity of this creature, adopted it as his own son, as did King Minos in the case of the Minotaur, giving him the name Merovig from his piscatory origin. —  Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine
• 'That's your New England piscatory dainty? —  A Red Wallflower
• His birthday-celebration dinner, at which the New Year's piscatory phenomenon figures in the bill of fare. —  The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52
• In fact, our piscatory character could not be doubted. —  Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
• Chalkhill is no other than our old piscatory friend incognito. —  Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms

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