piscivorous

[Lat. piscis =a fish, and voro =to devour.) Eating or subsisting on fish. "A synopsis of the piscivorous plants, or those which capture young fish."- Field , Jan. 2, 1886. pi-şê, s. [Fr.,pa. par. of piser; Lat. piso, pin so =to stamp, to bray, as in a mortar.] Build.: A mode of forming walls of rammed clay. The conformation of the walls is given by means of boards on each side, and after one layer is formed and partially hardened, the boards are lifted to form bounds for another layer. The for mace i, described by Pliny, were of this character. pish, interj. [An imitative word.) An interjec tion expre ing contempt; pshaw. "A thing which causes many 'poohs' and 'pishes,' And several oaths." Byron: Beppo, vii. pish, v. i. [PISH, interj.] To expre contempt; to pooh.