livebearer

live·bear·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lahyv-bair-er]
- /ˈlaɪvˌbɛər ər/
- /lˈaɪvbeərə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyv-bair-er]
- /ˈlaɪvˌbɛər ər/

Definitions of livebearer word

noun livebearer any viviparous fish of the family Poeciliidae, often kept in home aquariums. 1
noun livebearer A small, chiefly freshwater, carplike American fish that has internal fertilization and gives birth to live young. Many livebearers, including the guppy, swordtail, mollies, platyfish, and gambusias, are very popular in aquariums. 1
noun livebearer any of a family (Poeciliidae, order Atheriniformes) of small, tropical, American, freshwater bony fishes that bear live young rather than lay eggs, as the guppy, swordtail, and molly: commonly kept as aquarium fishes 0
noun livebearer A live-bearing aquarium fish, one that retains the eggs inside the body and gives birth to live, free-swimming young. 0

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Origin of livebearer

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 Livebearer

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livebearer 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 66% 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.

livebearer usage trend in Literature

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