Poeciliid (Noun)

Meaning

Small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Poeciliid Fish
• Live-bearer
• Topminnow

Hypernyms

• Cypriniform Fish

Hyponyms

• Platy
• Platypoecilus Maculatus
• Gambusia Affinis
• Mosquitofish
• Molly
• Mollie