KILLIFISH

Meaning of KILLIFISH in English

n. small fish (like the minnow) that lives both in fresh and briny water (used as an aquarium fish, as bait and in mosquito control)

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KILLIFISH — noun Etymology: killie ~ (perhaps from 3kill) + fish Date: 1836 any of a family (Cyprinodontidae) of numerous small oviparous …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KILLIFISH — Any of a few hundred species of egg-laying topminnows (see guppy ) in the family Cyprinodontidae. They are found worldwide …
Английский словарь Британика
KILLIFISH — ˈkilēˌfish, -liˌ- noun Etymology: killie + fish 1. : any of numerous small oviparous fishes of the family Cyprinodontidae which …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KILLIFISH — (n.) Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus and allied genera. They live equally well …
Английский словарь Webster
KILLIFISH — ( n. ) Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus and allied genera. They live …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KILLIFISH — /kil"ee fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) killifish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KILLIFISH — noun Etymology: killie killifish (perhaps from kill ) (III) + fish Date: 1836 1. : any of a family (Cyprinodontidae) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KILLIFISH — noun any one of several small american cyprinodont fishes of the genus fundulus and allied genera. they live equally well …
Webster English vocab
KILLIFISH — [ 'kɪlɪfɪʃ ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~es ) a small, typically brightly coloured fish of fresh or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KILLIFISH — [kil.li.fish] n [killie killifish (perh. fr. [3]kill) + fish] (1836) 1: any of a family (Cyprinodontidae) of numerous small oviparous …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KILLIFISH — also called egg-laying topminnow any of a few hundred species of usually elongated fishes of the family Cyprinodontidae (order Atheriniformes), …
Britannica English vocabulary
KILLIFISH — n. 1 any small fresh- or brackish-water fish of the family Cyprinodontidae, many of which are brightly coloured. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KILLIFISH — n. 1 any small fresh- or brackish-water fish of the family Cyprinodontidae, many of which are brightly coloured. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KILLIFISH — n.1 any small fresh- or brackish-water fish of the family Cyprinodontidae, many of which are brightly coloured. 2 a brightly-coloured …
Oxford English vocab
KILLIFISH — n. Any of a few hundred species of egg-laying topminnows (see guppy ) in the family Cyprinodontidae. They are found …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KILLIFISH — Карпозубые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KILLIFISH — ихт. 1) фундулюс (Fundulus) 2) гетерандрия (Heterandria) 3) рыба семейства карпозубых; pl карпозубые (Cyprinodontidae) 4) pl гамбузиевые, пецилиевые (Poeciliidae) • - annual killifish - banded killifish - common …
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KILLIFISH — ихт. 1) фундулюс ( Fundulus ) 2) гетерандрия ( Heterandria ) 3) рыба семейства карпозубых; pl карпозубые ( Cyprinodontidae ) …
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KILLIFISH — n. Pronunciation: ' ki-li- ˌ fish Function: noun Etymology: killie killifish (perh. from 3 kill ) + fish Date: 1836 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STRIPED KILLIFISH — a killifish, Fundulus majalis, of the Atlantic coast of the U.S., the female of which is marked with black stripes. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WESTERN BANDED KILLIFISH — см. banded killifish
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WESTERN BANDED KILLIFISH — см. banded killifish
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TOPMINNOW — noun Date: 1884 any of several live-bearers (family Poeciliidae) or killifish (family Cyprinodontidae)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MUMMICHOG — noun Etymology: Narragansett moamitteaúg Date: 1787 a common killifish ( Fundulus heteroclitus of the family Cyprinodontidae) of eastern North America
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MINNOW — noun (plural ~s; also ~) Etymology: Middle English menawe; akin to Old English myne ~, Old High German munewa, a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GUPPY — Colourful, freshwater, live-bearing topminnows ( Lebistes reticulatus and Poecilia reticulata; see killifish ) popular as pets in home aquariums. Guppies …
Английский словарь Британика
CYPRINODONT — I. -əˌdänt adjective Etymology: New Latin Cyprinodont-, Cyprinodon & Cyprinodontia & Cyprinodontes : of or belonging to Cyprinodon, the Cyprinodontidae, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOPMINNOW — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: top (I) + minnow; from its swimming on the surface of the water 1. : any of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STUDFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: probably from stud (II) + fish : either of two brightly colored American killifishes: a. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SACALAIT — ˈsakəˌlā, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Louisiana French sac-à-lait, by folk etymology (influence of French sac bag, French à …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAINWATER FISH — noun : a very small American killifish ( Lucania parva or a related species) living in swamps and brackish water …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ФУНДУЛЮС — (Fundulus) 1) ихт. killifish 2) freshwater killifish 3) studfish 4) ихт. topminnow
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