English Explanatory Dictionary

killifish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɪ.li.fɪʃ/

Word forms

killifish killifishes

Etymology

From killie (“killifish”, perhaps from kill (“channel, creek”)) or kill, + fish.

Derived words

Ash Meadows killifish banded killifish Bermuda killifish California killifish caprivi killifish Ceylon killifish diamond killifish golden wonder killifish Gulf killifish Japanese killifish least killifish goldspotted killifish mangrove killifish Mediterranean killifish rainwater killifish Raycraft Ranch killifish riceditch killifish scaleless killifish spotfin killifish spotted killifish striped killifish Tanganyika killifish Togo killifish Waccamaw killifish Werner's killifish
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