noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any fish in the family Poeciliidae.
2. 2
   small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

live-bearerpoeciliid fishtopminnowtopminnow

Etymology

From translingual Poecilia, from ποικίλος (poikílos, “many-colored, variegated”) + -id, after translingual Poeciliidae.

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