Category:Pisces

Pis"ces, n. pl. Etym: [l. piscis a fish.]

1. (astron.) (a) the twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked pisces in almanacs. (b) a zodiacal constellation, including the first point of aries, Which is the vernal equinoctial point; the fish.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: the class of vertebrata that includes the fishes. The principal Divisions are elasmobranchii, ganoidei, and teleostei.