poeciliid

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noun

Any fish in the family Poeciliidae.

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Origintranslingual Poecilia →
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Meanings

nounpoeciliid (plural poeciliids)

plural poeciliids

  1. biologyAny fish in the family Poeciliidae.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
topminnowpoeciliid fishlive-bearer
Broader
cypriniform fish
Also see
topminnow

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. translingualPoeciliidae
  2. translingualPoecilia
  3. Englishpoeciliid

From translingual Poecilia, from ποικίλος (poikílos, “many-colored, variegated”) + -id, after translingual Poeciliidae.

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APA

poeciliid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poeciliid

MLA

“poeciliid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poeciliid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poeciliid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poeciliid.

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