Pisces

Pisces

Pisces is the Latin word for "fishes". It may refer to:

*Pisces (constellation), a constellation
*Pisces (astrology), an astrological sign
*Fish (zoology), as an obsolete taxonomic term
*OZ-09MMS Pisces, a fictional mecha in the "Gundam Wing" anime
*Pisces Iscariot, an album by The Smashing Pumpkins
*Pisces (comics), a Marvel Comics character
*Pisces (Art Blakey album), a 1961 album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers


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  • Pisces — Pis ces, n. pl. [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. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pisces — (lat. „Fische“) steht für: ein wissenschaftliches Taxon, siehe Fische ein Sternbild, siehe Fische (Sternbild) die Pisces Zwerggalaxie in diesem Sternbild ein Album (1961) von Art Blakey …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Pisces — ⇒ Fische …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

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