fish (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. piscis, is, m.2. cētus, i, m.; cētos, i, n.; pl. cētē (of large sea animals, as a whale, seal)3. (collectively) piscātus, ūs, m. (fish as caught, for the table) • fish (subs.): 1. piscis, is, m.: to be covered with scales, as f.s, integi squamis, ut pisces, Plin.: Cic. Dimin., piscĭcŭlus, a little f., Pl.: Ter. 2. cētus, i, m.; cētos, i, n.; pl. cētē (of large sea animals, as a whale, seal): this class only (carnivora), like those f.s called cete, brings forth their young alive, hoc genus solum, ut ea quae cete appellant, animal parit, Plin. 9, 24, 40: while the f.s (or sea-monsters) shall swim in the ocean, dum cete ponto innabunt, Sil. 3. (collectively) piscātus, ūs, m. (fish as caught, for the table): with wine, victuals, and capital f., vino, victu, p. probo, Pl. Most. 3, 2, 41: with f., fowl, and game, p., aucupio, venatione, Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 23. Phr.: plenty of f., copia piscāria, Pl.