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livebearer

[ lahyv-bair-er ]
/ ˈlaɪvˌbɛər ər /

noun

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

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Nearby words

  1. live-forever,
  2. live-in,
  3. live-out,
  4. live-tweet,
  5. liveable,
  6. liveblog,
  7. lived,
  8. lived-in,
  9. livedo,
  10. livedo reticularis

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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