livebearer

[ lahyv-bair-er ]

/ ˈlaɪvˌbɛər ər /

noun

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

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Words nearby livebearer

live-forever, live-in, live-out, live-tweet, liveable, livebearer, liveblog, lived, lived-in, livedo, livedo reticularis

Origin of livebearer

First recorded in 1930–35; live² + bearer

OTHER WORDS FROM livebearer

live·bear·ing, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for live-bearer

live-bearer

noun

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

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