# halieutics

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing.
2. The art or practice of fishing.

## Etymology
From Latin halieuticus ("halieutic, of or about fishing"), from Ancient Greek ἁλιευτικός (halieutikós) (alieutikós, "of or about fishermen"), from ἁλιεύς (halieús, “fisherman”).

## Source
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