- poeciliid
- poe·cil·i·id
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poeciliid
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poeciliid — noun small usually brightly colored viviparous surface feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control • Syn: ↑topminnow, ↑poeciliid fish, ↑live bearer • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish • Hyponyms: ↑mosqu … Useful english dictionary
poeciliid fish — noun small usually brightly colored viviparous surface feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control • Syn: ↑topminnow, ↑poeciliid, ↑live bearer • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish • Hyponyms: ↑mosquitofish … Useful english dictionary
poeciliid — /pee sil ee id/, n. 1. any small New World fish of the family Poeciliidae, of fresh or brackish tropical and temperate waters, including the mosquitofish, guppies, and mollies. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Poeciliidae. [ < NL… … Universalium
live-bearer — n. Any fish of the family {Poeciliiidae}, small usually brightly colored viviparous surface feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters, often used in mosquito control. Syn: topminnow, poeciliid fish, poeciliid. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cypriniform fish — noun a soft finned fish of the order Cypriniformes • Hypernyms: ↑soft finned fish, ↑malacopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑loach, ↑cyprinid, ↑cyprinid fish, ↑electric eel, ↑Electrophoru … Useful english dictionary
family Poeciliidae — noun topminnows • Syn: ↑Poeciliidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Cypriniformes, ↑order Cypriniformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Gambusia affinis — noun silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control • Syn: ↑mosquitofish • Hypernyms: ↑topminnow, ↑poeciliid fish, ↑poeciliid, ↑live bearer • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
live-bearer — noun small usually brightly colored viviparous surface feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control • Syn: ↑topminnow, ↑poeciliid fish, ↑poeciliid • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish • Hyponyms: ↑mosquito … Useful english dictionary
mollie — noun popular aquarium fish • Syn: ↑molly • Hypernyms: ↑topminnow, ↑poeciliid fish, ↑poeciliid, ↑live bearer • Member Holonyms: ↑Mollienesia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
molly — noun popular aquarium fish • Syn: ↑mollie • Hypernyms: ↑topminnow, ↑poeciliid fish, ↑poeciliid, ↑live bearer • Member Holonyms: ↑Mollienesia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
