12th sign of the zodiac, c.1391, from L., pl. of piscis "fish," cognate with Goth. fisks, O.E. fisc (see fish). Applied to persons born under this sign from 1924.
Main Entry: Pis·ces Pronunciation: 'pI-"sEz also 'pi- Function: noun plural in some classifications: a class of vertebratescomprising all the fishes and sometimes the cyclostomes and lancelets