poeciliid (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *poeciliid*:
NOUN	animal	poeciliid, topminnow, poeciliid fish, live-bearer	small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters

English > *poeciliid*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control.
Synonyms	topminnow, poeciliid fish, live-bearer
Member of	Poeciliidae, family Poeciliidae	topminnows
Narrower	mollie, molly	Popular aquarium fish
	mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis	silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies
	platy, Platypoecilus maculatus	small stocky Mexican fish
Broader	cypriniform fish	A soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes

HyperDic: poeciliid