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noun
Any of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: pupfish
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any member of the family Cyprinodontidae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cypriniform fish
Narrower terms: killifish, swordtail, helleri, topminnow, Xyphophorus helleri, guppy, rainbow fish, Lebistes reticulatus
History
Ancient Greek κυπρίνος (kuprínos, “carp”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).
