| 单词 | topminnow |
| 释义 | topminnow[ top-min-oh ] / ˈtɒpˌmɪn oʊ / noun, plural (especially collectively) top·min·now, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) top·min·nows.any of several small, surface-swimming fishes of the egg-laying family Cyprinodontidae and the live-bearing family Poeciliidae, some of which are used in mosquito control. Origin of topminnowAn Americanism dating back to 1880–85; top1 + minnow Words nearby topminnowtoplofty, topman, top management, topmast, topmaul, topminnow, topmost, topneck, topnotch, topo-, topoanesthesia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for topminnowtopminnow / (ˈtɒpˌmɪnəʊ) / noun plural -now or -nowsany of various small American freshwater cyprinodont fishes that are either viviparous (genera Heterandria, Gambusia, etc) or egg-laying (genus Fundulus) Word Origin for topminnowfrom top 1 + minnow; so called because they are small and swim near the surface of the water Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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