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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) killifish
any small freshwater fish of the family Cyprinodontidae, used as bait and for mosquito control.

2. killifish
any of several livebearers.

Etymology: (1805–15, Amer.; killi- (perh. kill²+-y²+fish)

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Princeton's WordNet

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

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Killifish
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

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