Definition of killifish Killifish
/kɪˈlɪfɪʃ/ - [kilifish] - kil•li•fish
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What does killifish mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: killifishes |
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| killifish - small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control | ||
| cyprinodont any member of the family Cyprinodontidae | ||
| fundulus heteroclitus, mummichog silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States | ||
| fundulus majalis, may fish, mayfish, striped killifish black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States | ||
| rivulus found in small streams of tropical America; often kept in aquariums; usually hermaphroditic | ||
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Wiktionary 
- killifish (Noun)
Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- killifish (n.)
Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus and allied genera. They live equally well in fresh and brackish water, or even in the sea. They are usually striped or barred with black. Called also minnow, and brook fish. See Minnow.
Part of speech
🔤- killifish, noun, singular of killifishes.
