"piscation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: piscations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin piscatio, from piscari (“to fish”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|piscatio}} Latin piscatio Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} piscation (usually uncountable, plural piscations)
  1. (obsolete) fishing; fishery Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-piscation-en-noun-HCaExYEo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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