HyperDic: topminnow

English > 2 senses of the word topminnow:
NOUNanimaltopminnow, poeciliid fish, poeciliid, live-bearersmall usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters
animaltopminnow, swordtail, helleri, Xyphophorus hellerifreshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail
English > topminnow: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control.
Synonymspoeciliid fish, 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
English > topminnow: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningfreshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish.
Synonymsswordtail, helleri, Xyphophorus helleri
Member ofXyphophorus, genus Xyphophorusswordtails
BroadercyprinodontAny member of the family Cyprinodontidae
Spanishhelleri
Catalanhelleri

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