English-Thai Dictionary
killifish
N ปลา เล็ก พวก Fundulus
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
KILLIFISH
KILLIFISH Kil "li *fish `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus and allied genera. They live equally well in fresh and brackish water, or even in the sea. They are usually striped or barred with black. Called also minnow, and brook fish. See Minnow.
New American Oxford Dictionary
killifish
kil li fish |ˈkilēˌfiSH ˈkɪliˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or killifishes ) a small carplike fish of fresh, brackish, or salt water, typically brightly colored. They are mainly native to America and include many popular aquarium fishes. [Families Fundulidae and Cyprinodontidae, which include numerous genera of egg-laying killifishes. ] ORIGIN early 19th cent.: apparently from kill 2 and fish 1 .
Oxford Dictionary
killifish
killifish |ˈkɪlɪfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or killifishes ) a small toothcarp of fresh or brackish water, typically brightly coloured. They are mainly native to America and include many popular aquarium fishes. ●Families Cyprinodontidae (or Fundulidae ), which includes numerous genera of egg-laying killifishes, and Poeciliidae, which includes a few live-bearing species. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: apparently from kill 1 and fish 1 .
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