pupfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of small killifish belonging to ten genera of the family Cyprinodontidae.

Word forms

pupfish pupfishes

Etymology

From pup + fish, said to derive from the mating habits of the males, whose activities vaguely resemble puppies at play.

Derived words

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