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noun
A freshwater fish in the family Cyprinodontidae native to Florida, Jordanella floridae, sometimes kept in aquaria and used in laboratory tests of the biological effects of environmental pollutants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a fish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: American flagfish, Jordanella floridae
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: killifish
History
From flag + fish. The red, white and blue stripes and dots are reminiscent of the American flag.
