- mollienisia
- mol·li·e·nis·ia
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mollienisia
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mollienisia — ˌmälēəˈnisēə noun Etymology: New Latin, irregular after Comte François N. Mollien died 1850 French statesman 1. capitalized : a genus of brightly colored topminnows of the family Poeciliidae highly valued as aquarium fishes see sailfin 2. s : any … Useful english dictionary
mollienisia — pl.f. mollienisie … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
black mollienisia — noun see black mollie … Useful english dictionary
black mollie — noun or black mollienisia ( s) Etymology: black mollie by shortening from black mollienisia : a small jet black poeciliid fish (Mollienisia sphenops) from Yucatan that is often kept in the tropical aquarium … Useful english dictionary
Poecilia velifera — Segelkärpfling Segelkärpfling (Poecilia velifera) Systematik Überordnung: Stachelflosser (Acanthopterygii) Ordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Segelkärpfling — (Poecilia velifera) Systematik Ordnung: Zahnkärpflinge (Cyprinodontiformes) Unterordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
molly — /mol ee/, n., pl. mollies. any of certain livebearing freshwater fishes of the genus Mollienisia, popular in home aquariums. [shortened from NL Mollienisia, irreg. named after Count F.N. Mollien (1758 1850); see IA] * * * (as used in expressions) … Universalium
molly — /ˈmɒli/ (say molee) noun (plural mollies or molly) a live bearing fish of the genus Mollienisia, often kept in aquariums. {shortened form of New Latin Mollienisia, named after Comte de Mollien, 1758–1850, French statesman and scientist} Usage:… …
mud pusser — ˌpu̇sə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: mud (I) + pusser (of unknown origin) : the native mollienisia (Mollienisia latipinna) of Florida … Useful english dictionary
molly — also mollie noun (plural mollies) Etymology: by shortening from New Latin Mollienisia, former genus name, from Comte François N. Mollien died 1850 French statesman Date: circa 1933 any of several brightly colored tropical live bearers (genus… … New Collegiate Dictionary
