livebearer

[lahyv-bair-er]

noun

any viviparous fish of the family Poeciliidae, often kept in home aquariums.

Origin of livebearer

First recorded in 1930–35; live² + bearer

Related formslive·bear·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for live-bearer

live-bearer

noun

a fish, esp a cyprinodont, that gives birth to living young

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