mayfish

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noun

A striped killifish (Fundulus majalis).

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striped killifishmay fishFundulus majalis
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Meanings

nounmayfish (plural mayfish or mayfishes)

plural mayfishes

  1. A striped killifish (Fundulus majalis).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounblack-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States

Similar
striped killifishmay fishFundulus majalis
Broader
killifish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From May + fish.

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APA

mayfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mayfish

MLA

“mayfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mayfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mayfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mayfish.

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