: of, relating to, or characteristic of fish
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Together, this and the other known elpistostegalian fish fossils suggested that a number of hallmark traits of tetrapods originated in their piscine predecessors, including land-worthy arm bones and joints.
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John A. Long, Scientific American, 20 May 2020
The Village de l’Est Green Growers Initiative—Veggi — uses aquaponics (that’s aquaculture + hydroponics), adding bacteria to basins full of water and fish like minnows and koi to convert the ammonia in piscine poop to nitrates.
—Cory Perkins, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2013
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John A. Long, Scientific American, 20 May 2020
The Village de l’Est Green Growers Initiative—Veggi — uses aquaponics (that’s aquaculture + hydroponics), adding bacteria to basins full of water and fish like minnows and koi to convert the ammonia in piscine poop to nitrates.
—Cory Perkins, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2013
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“Piscine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piscine. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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