Pisces

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpaɪsiːz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pīsēz, pisēz)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Pis•ces  (pīsēz, pisēz),USA pronunciation n., [gen.] Pis•ci•um (pishē əm),USA pronunciation for 1.
  1. Astronomythe Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
  2. Astrology
    • the twelfth sign of the zodiac: the mutable water sign. See illus. under zodiac. 
    • a person born under this sign, usually between February 19th and March 20th.
  3. the class of vertebrates comprising the fish and sometimes including, in certain classifications, the cyclostomes.
  • Neo-Latin, Latin piscēs, plural of piscis fish

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Pisces / ˈpaɪsiːz ˈpɪ-/ ( Piscium / ˈpaɪsɪəm/)
  1. a faint extensive zodiacal constellation lying between Aquarius and Aries on the ecliptic
  2. Also called: the Fishes the twelfth sign of the zodiac, symbol ♓, having a mutable water classification and ruled by the planets Jupiter and Neptune. The sun is in this sign between about Feb 19 and March 20
  3. a taxonomic group that comprises all fishes
    See fish1
  4. a taxonomic group that comprises the bony fishes only
    See teleost
Etymology: 14th Century: Latin: the fishes
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