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Definition of Poeciliid
1. Noun. Small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control.
Exact synonyms: Live-bearer, Poeciliid Fish, Topminnow
Generic synonyms: Cypriniform Fish
Group relationships: Family Poeciliidae, Poeciliidae
Specialized synonyms: Gambusia Affinis, Mosquitofish, Platy, Platypoecilus Maculatus, Mollie, Molly
Generic synonyms: Cypriniform Fish
Group relationships: Family Poeciliidae, Poeciliidae
Specialized synonyms: Gambusia Affinis, Mosquitofish, Platy, Platypoecilus Maculatus, Mollie, Molly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poeciliid
Literary usage of Poeciliid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"Report on inspection of the salmon fisheries. Bureau of Fisheries, doc. 618, 70
pp.— EIOE.V.MANN, CH The poeciliid fishes ..."
2. Warmwater Fisheries: Symposium I (1991) edited by James L. Cooper, R. H. Hamre (1999)
"Proc. Desert Fishes Council 15:118-124. Johnson, JE and C. Hubbs. 1989. Status and
conservation of poeciliid fishes. Pp. 301-331, in, (eds. ..."
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