killifish


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
killifish /ˈkɪlɪfɪʃ/
noun (pl. same or killifishes) 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 fish1.
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