I.of or belonging to fishermen, fishing-: “naves,” fishing-smacks, Caes. B. C. 2, 4; Liv. 36, 27: “casa,” Petr. 115: “harundo,” a fishing-rod, Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 172: “lina,” of which nets were made, id. 24, 9, 40, § 65: “forum,” Col. 8, 17, 15: “piscatorii ludi vocantur, qui quotannis mense Junio trans Tiberim fieri solent a praetore urbano pro piscatoribus Tiberinis,” Fest. p. 238 Müll.; cf. Ov. F. 6, 239: “piscatorium aes vetusto more appellatur, quod in monte Albano datur pro piscibus,” Fest. p. 210 Müll.
piscātōrĭus , a, um, adj. piscator,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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