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killifish

kil·li·fish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kil-ee-fish]
    • /ˈkɪl iˌfɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kil-ee-fish]
    • /ˈkɪl iˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of killifish word

  • noun plural killifish any of several small, oviparous cyprinodont fishes, especially of the genus Fundulus, found in salt, brackish, and fresh waters. 1
  • noun plural killifish any of several livebearers. 1
  • noun killifish A small carplike fish of fresh, brackish, or salt water, typically brightly colored. They are mainly native to America and include many popular aquarium fishes. 1
  • noun killifish 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 0
  • noun killifish any of a family (Cyprinodontidae, order Atheriniformes) of small, freshwater bony fishes used in mosquito control and as bait 0
  • noun killifish Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish. 0
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Origin of killifish

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15, Americanism; perhaps kill2 + -i- (unexplained) + fish

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Parts of speech for Killifish

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killifish popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • striped killifish

    a killifish, Fundulus majalis, of the Atlantic coast of the U.S., the female of which is marked with black stripes.

  • flagfish

    Also called American flagfish. a killifish, Jordanella floridae, inhabiting swamps and streams of Florida, having a blue-brown back and whitish sides with red stripes, often kept in aquariums.

  • least killifish

    a fish, Heterandria formosa, of coastal swamps from South Carolina to Florida, that feeds on mosquito larvae.

  • mayfish

    striped killifish.

  • mummichog

    a silver and black killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus, found in fresh, brackish, and salt water along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
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