HyperDic: poeciliid_fish

English > 1 sense of the expression poeciliid fish:
NOUNanimalpoeciliid fish, topminnow, poeciliid, live-bearersmall usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters
English > poeciliid fish: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control.
Synonymstopminnow, poeciliid, live-bearer
Member ofPoeciliidae, family Poeciliidaetopminnows
Narrowermollie, mollyPopular aquarium fish
mosquitofish, Gambusia affinissilvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies
platy, Platypoecilus maculatussmall stocky Mexican fish
Broadercypriniform fishA soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes

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