- poecilichthys
- poe·cil·ich·thys
English syllables. 2014.
poecilichthys
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poecilichthys — ˌpēsəˈlikthə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from poecil + ichthys : a genus of No. American darters commonly found under large stones in swift streams … Useful english dictionary
bluebreast darter — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or blue breasted darter ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ : a brilliantly colored darter (Poecilichthys camurus) of clear swift streams from Lake Erie to Tennessee … Useful english dictionary
poecil- — combining form or poecilo or poikil or poikilo Etymology: Greek poikil , poikilo , from poikilos more at paint : variegated … Useful english dictionary
rainbow darter — noun : a bright colored darter (Poecilichthys caeruleus) of the Mississippi drainage and north and east into Ontario and New York * * * a stout darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, inhabiting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainages, the spawning … Useful english dictionary
