[ 'kɪlɪfɪʃ ]
■ noun ( plural same or ~es ) a small, typically brightly coloured fish of fresh or brackish water, mainly native to America. [Families Cyprinodontidae and Poeciliidae: many species.]
Origin
C19: appar. from kill and fish 1 .
[ 'kɪlɪfɪʃ ]
■ noun ( plural same or ~es ) a small, typically brightly coloured fish of fresh or brackish water, mainly native to America. [Families Cyprinodontidae and Poeciliidae: many species.]
Origin
C19: appar. from kill and fish 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004