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killifish
[ kil-ee-fish ]
noun
, plural (especially collectively) kil·li·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) kil·li·fish·es.
- any of several small, oviparous cyprinodont fishes, especially of the genus Fundulus, found in salt, brackish, and fresh waters.
- any of several livebearers.
killifish
/ ˈkɪlɪˌfɪʃ /
noun
- any of various chiefly American minnow-like cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus and related genera, of fresh and brackish waters: used as aquarium fishes, to control mosquitoes, and as anglers' bait
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Word History and Origins
Origin of killifish1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of killifish1
C19: see kill ², fish
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Example Sentences
Killifish often seem shy, hiding beneath rocks on the sea floor.
The plains killifish was collected by me only at Station 42-S.
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At station A-3 many young killifish were taken in small shallow pools on December 22.
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Eastward from the Walnut River plains killifish have not been taken.
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While the killifish responds to a bass-viol string, there may be some fishes wholly deaf.
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