PISCES
Dictionary entry overview: What does Pisces mean?
• PISCES (noun)
The noun PISCES has 4 senses:
1. the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
3. a large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and Aries
4. a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically
Familiarity information: PISCES used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• PISCES (noun)
Meaning:
The twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Pisces; Pisces the Fishes; Fish
Instance hypernyms:
house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)
Meaning:
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Pisces; Fish
Hypernyms ("Pisces" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Domain category:
astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)
Meaning:
A large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and Aries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Holonyms ("Pisces" is a part of...):
zodiac (a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)
Meaning:
A group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("Pisces" is a kind of...):
division ((biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category)
Meronyms (members of "Pisces"):
fish (any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills)
Holonyms ("Pisces" is a member of...):
Craniata; subphylum Craniata; subphylum Vertebrata; Vertebrata (fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)
