Pisces

[ pahy-seez, pis-eez ]

noun

, genitive Pis·ci·um [pish, -ee-, uh, m],

1. Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
2. Astrology.
   1. the twelfth sign of the zodiac: the mutable water sign.
   2. 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.

Pisces

/ ˈpɪ-; ˈpaɪsiːz /

noun

1. astronomy a faint extensive zodiacal constellation lying between Aquarius and Aries on the ecliptic
2. astrology
   1. Also calledthe 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
   2. a person born when the sun is in this sign
3. 1. a taxonomic group that comprises all fishes See fish
   2. a taxonomic group that comprises the bony fishes only See teleost

adjective

1. astrology born under or characteristic of Pisces

Pisces

/ pī′sēz /

1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Aries and Pegasus. Pisces (the Fishes) is the twelfth sign of the zodiac.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pisces¹

< New Latin, Latin piscēs, plural of piscis fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pisces¹

C14: Latin: the fishes

Example Sentences

Bayne is a Virgo, Cortez is a Pisces — sister signs that, in theory, are on opposite sides of the spectrum, but, in practice, serve as each other’s balance.

From Los Angeles Times

A Virgo is, in this way, just as sensitive as its sister sign, Pisces.

From Los Angeles Times

The host star, called Gliese 12, is a cool red dwarf located almost 40 light-years away in the constellation Pisces.

From Science Daily

It orbits a cool red dwarf star called Gliese 12, which is almost 40 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces.

From Science Daily

It may be the sensitive Pisces in me, but I’ll be thinking about tauntaun guts whenever I get around to watching “The Revenant.”

From Salon