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‡ piscĭcăpus, i, m. [piscis-capio], a fish-catcher, fisher, Inscr. Orell. 3700, c.

1. piscĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. [piscis], a little fish, Varr. R. R. 3, 5: minuti, Ter. And. 2, 2, 32: parvi, Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 123; Vulg. Marc. 8, 7.

2. Piscĭcŭlus, i, m., a Roman surname: Junius Pisciculus, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 39.

piscīna, ae, f. [piscis], a pond in which fish are kept, a fish-pond.

  1. I. Lit.: piscinarum genera sunt duo, dulcium et salsarum, Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 2; 3, 3, 2; 5; 10; Col. 1, 6, 21; 8, 17: in piscinam rete qui parat, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 12; Cic. Par. 5, 2, 38; id. Att. 2, 1, 7.
    Esp.,
      1. 2. Piscina publica, the public fish-pond at the Porta Capena: praetores tribunalia ad Piscinam publicam posuerunt, Liv. 23, 32, 4; cf. Fest. infra, II. A.
  2. II. Transf. (post-Aug.).
    1. A. A pond for bathing or swimming, whether of warm or cold water; a basin, pool, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 23: cohaeret calida piscina, ex quā natantes mare aspiciunt, id. ib. 2, 17, 11; Sen. Ep. 86, 5; Suet. Ner. 27; Lampr. Elag. 19; piscinam peto, non licet natare, Mart. 3, 44, 13; Vulg. Cant. 7, 4; id. Johan. 5, 2: piscinae publicae hodieque nomen manet, ipsa non exstat, ad quam et natatum et exercitationis alioqui causā veniebat populus, Fest. p. 213 Müll.
      Of a pond where cattle might bathe and drink: piscinae pecoribus instruantur, Col. 1, 5, 2; 1, 6, 21.
    2. B. A flood-gate, sluice, lock, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 53.
    3. C. A cistern, tank, reservoir: piscinae ligneae, Plin. 34, 12, 32, § 123: Probatica piscina, Vulg. Johan. 5, 2.

piscīnālis, e, adj. [piscina], of or belonging to a bath: cellae, bathing-rooms, Pall. 1, 40, 4.

piscīnārĭus, a, um, adj. [piscina],

  1. I. of or belonging to fish-ponds: macellum, Varr. R. R. 3, 17 ex conject. Ponted.; v. Schneid. ad loc.
  2. II. Subst.: piscīnārĭus, ii, m., one fond of fish-ponds, Cic. Att. 1, 19, 6; 1, 20, 3; Macr. S. 1, 11.

piscīnensis, e, adj. [piscina], of or belonging to fish-ponds: pugil est, Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. piscinae, p. 213 Müll.

piscis, is, m. [etym. dub.; cf. Angl. -Sax. fisk, Germ. Fisch], a fish.

  1. I. Lit.: ubi lanigerum pecus piscibus pascit, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. cyprio, p. 59 Müll. (Sat. v. 42 Vahl.); id. ap. App. Mag. p. 299 (Heduph. v. 5 Vahl.); Plaut. As. 1, 3, 26; id. Truc. 2, 3, 1: pisces ut saepe minutos magnu’ comest, Varr. ap. Non. 81, 11: etsi pisces ut aiunt, ova cum genuerunt, relinquunt, Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 129; Hor. C. 4, 3, 19; Juv. 4, 72.
      1. 2. Sing. collect.: pisce vehi quaedam (natarum videntur), Ov. M. 2, 13; Plin. 11, 53, 116, § 281: lacus piscem suggerit, Plin. Ep. 2, 8, 1; so, piscis femina, Ov. A. A. 2, 482.
  2. II. Transf., as a constellation.
    1. A. Pisces, the Fishes, a constellation consisting of 34 stars. Acc. to the myth, Cupid and Venus, during the war of the Titans, were carried for safety across the Euphrales by fishes, who were on this account placed among the stars, Ov. F. 2, 458; Hyg. Astr. 2, 30; 3, 29; Col. 11, 2, 24; 63; cf. nodus, I. B. 7.
    2. B. Piscis major, Avien. Arat. 806. Prob. the same constellation, in the southern heavens, which Verg. G. 4, 234, calls Piscis aquosus; cf. Manil. 1, 428.