topminnow (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *topminnow*:
NOUN	animal	topminnow, poeciliid fish, poeciliid, live-bearer	small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters
animal	topminnow, swordtail, helleri, Xyphophorus helleri	freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail

English > *topminnow*: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaning	small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control.
Synonyms	poeciliid fish, poeciliid, 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

English > *topminnow*: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish.
Synonyms	swordtail, helleri, Xyphophorus helleri
Member of	Xyphophorus, genus Xyphophorus	swordtails
Broader	cyprinodont	Any member of the family Cyprinodontidae
Spanish	helleri
Catalan	helleri

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