Halieutics

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing. uncountable
  2. 2
    The art or practice of fishing. rare, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin halieuticus ("halieutic, of or about fishing"), from Ancient Greek ἁλιευτικός (halieutikós) (alieutikós, "of or about fishermen"), from ἁλιεύς (halieús, “fisherman”).

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