live-bearer

live-bear·er

L l

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [liv bair-er]
- /lɪv ˈbɛər ər/
- /lɪv ˈbeə.rər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [liv bair-er]
- /lɪv ˈbɛər ər/

Definitions of live-bearer word

noun live-bearer any viviparous fish of the family Poeciliidae, often kept in home aquariums. 1
noun live-bearer a fish, esp a cyprinodont, that gives birth to living young 0

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Origin of live-bearer

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; live2 + bearer

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Parts of speech for Live-bearer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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live-bearer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.