Fishlore

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The knowledge, stories, and traditions associated with angling or fishing. uncountable

    "Another index renders all this fishlore at once accessible to the angler."

  2. 2
    The knowledge, science, or study of fish; ichthyology. uncountable

    "I have already mentioned that these fish seem capable of actually breathing atmospheric air, but what the eggs should want with air, and compressed air at that, I leave others better versed in fishlore to explain."

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ichthyologyichthyology

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"Another index renders all this fishlore at once accessible to the angler."

Etymology

From fish + lore.

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