killifishn.

Brit.

/ˈkɪlɪfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈkɪliˌfɪʃ/

Forms: Also killyfish.

Etymology: Commonly supposed to be < kill n.² + fish n.¹; but compare killing adj. 1b.

The name given to several genera of small fish of the family Cyprinodontidæ, found in sheltered places on the east coast of North America, and used as bait; esp. Fundulus heteroclitus, the green killifish.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Atheriniformes > [noun] > member of family Cyprinodontidae

mummichog1787

killifish1836

cyprinodont1857

blind-fish1880

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Atheriniformes > [noun] > member of family Cyprinodontidae > member of genus Fundulus

mummichog1787

swampine1835

killifish1836

May fish1836

studfish1874

sac-à-lait1884

starhead1920

1836 J. Richardson Fishes N. Amer. 56 This Stickleback is said, by Dr. Mitchell, to inhabit the salt waters of New York, and to consort with the Killifish.

1885 Standard Nat. Hist. III. 170 The large family of Cyprinodontidæ or killifishes, is distinguished..by the structure of its mouth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	killifish
释义	killifishn. Brit. /ˈkɪlɪfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈkɪliˌfɪʃ/ Forms: Also killyfish. Etymology: Commonly supposed to be < kill n.² + fish n.¹; but compare killing adj. 1b. The name given to several genera of small fish of the family Cyprinodontidæ, found in sheltered places on the east coast of North America, and used as bait; esp. Fundulus heteroclitus, the green killifish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Atheriniformes > [noun] > member of family Cyprinodontidae mummichog1787 killifish1836 cyprinodont1857 blind-fish1880 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Atheriniformes > [noun] > member of family Cyprinodontidae > member of genus Fundulus mummichog1787 swampine1835 killifish1836 May fish1836 studfish1874 sac-à-lait1884 starhead1920 1836 J. Richardson Fishes N. Amer. 56 This Stickleback is said, by Dr. Mitchell, to inhabit the salt waters of New York, and to consort with the Killifish. 1885 Standard Nat. Hist. III. 170 The large family of Cyprinodontidæ or killifishes, is distinguished..by the structure of its mouth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836
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