fish farm

English

Etymology

fish (“vertebrate animal that lives in water”) + farm (“place to raise livestock”)

Noun

fish farm (plural fish farms)

A place or facility dedicated to the raising of fish or other seafood for sale.

Synonyms

Related terms

(act): fish farming, aquaculture, pisciculture, mariculture (in the open sea)
(adj): piscinal
(agent): fish farmer, pisciculturist, aquaculturist, mariculturist

Translations

place where fish are bred commercially

Finnish: kalanviljelylaitos (fi), kalankasvattamo (fi)
French: ferme piscicole f

Greek: ιχθυοτροφείο (el) n (ichthyotrofeío)
Indonesian: penangkaran ikan

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