KILLIFISH

Meaning of KILLIFISH in English

n.1 any small fresh- or brackish-water fish of the family Cyprinodontidae, many of which are brightly coloured.

2 a brightly-coloured tropical aquarium fish, Pterolebias peruensis.

Etymology: perh. f. kill stream f. Du. kil + FISH(1)

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

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 — n. small fish (like the minnow) that lives both in fresh and briny water (used as an aquarium fish, as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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. 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 …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
KILLIFISH — ихт. 1) фундулюс ( Fundulus ) 2) гетерандрия ( Heterandria ) 3) рыба семейства карпозубых; pl карпозубые ( Cyprinodontidae ) …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
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
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
WESTERN BANDED KILLIFISH — см. banded killifish
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
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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