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单词 killifish
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killifish

[ kil-ee-fish ]
/ ˈkɪl iˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) kil·li·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) kil·li·fish·es.

any of several small, oviparous cyprinodont fishes, especially of the genus Fundulus, found in salt, brackish, and fresh waters.
any of several livebearers.
Also called kil·lie [kil-ee]. /ˈkɪl i/.
Compare least killifish.

Origin of killifish

1805–15, Americanism; perhaps kill2 + -i- (unexplained) + fish

Words nearby killifish

killer T cell, killer whale, killick, killickinnic, Killiecrankie, killifish, killikinick, killing, killing frost, Killingly, killjoy
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Example sentences from the Web for killifish

  • While the killifish responds to a bass-viol string, there may be some fishes wholly deaf.

    A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for killifish

killifish
/ (ˈkɪlɪˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any of various chiefly American minnow-like cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus and related genera, of fresh and brackish waters: used as aquarium fishes, to control mosquitoes, and as anglers' bait

Word Origin for killifish

C19: see kill ², fish
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