piscinityn.
/pᵻˈsɪnᵻti/, U.S. /pəˈsɪnᵻdi/ humorous. Now rare.
The quality or condition of being a fish; fishiness.
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fishiness1766
piscinity1865
fishhood1866
1865 J. S. Mill Exam. Hamilton's Philos. 426 We do not talk of the phænomena which accompany piscinity; we talk of the phænomena of fishes.
1865 Daily Tel. 9 Aug. Our definition of piscinity in general would be precisely that of a fish.
1890 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 542 Pioneers of blind and phosphorescent piscinity will fight with one another.
1974 Times 6 Apr. 12/1 A taste of pure piscinity, set off by a soy-and-sake dip.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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