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English noun: poeciliid

1. poeciliid (animal) small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control


Synonymslive-bearer, poeciliid fish, topminnow


Broader (hypernym)cypriniform fish


Narrower (hyponym)Gambusia affinis, mollie, molly, mosquitofish, platy, Platypoecilus maculatus


Member meronymfamily Poeciliidae, Poeciliidae









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