KILLIFISH

killifish

(noun) small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

killifish (plural killifishes or killifish)

Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.

Hyponyms

• (tiny fish): Aplocheilidae, Cyprinodontidae, Fundulidae, Nothobranchiidae, Profundulidae, Rivulidae, Valenciidae - families in Cyprinodontiformes with species called killifish

Source: Wiktionary

Kil"li*fish`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus and allied genera. They live equally well in fresh and brackish water, or even in the sea. They are usually striped or barred with black. Called also minnow, and brook fish. See Minnow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition