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poeciliid

poe·ci·liid

uncommon

noun

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

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

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