killifish
/ˈkɪ.li.fɪʃ/
killifish noun: any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.
Noun
killifish (plural killifishes or killifish)
- Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.
killifish meaning in Tamil
killifish in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Forms of killifish
| plural | killifishes |
|---|---|
| plural | killifish |
Origin of killifish
From killie (“killifish”, perhaps from kill (“channel, creek”)) or kill, + fish.
Words formed from killifish
- Ash Meadows killifish
- banded killifish
- Bermuda killifish
- California killifish
- caprivi killifish
- Ceylon killifish
- diamond killifish
- golden wonder killifish
- Gulf killifish
- Japanese killifish
- least killifish
- goldspotted killifish
- mangrove killifish
- Mediterranean killifish
- rainwater killifish
- Raycraft Ranch killifish
- riceditch killifish
- scaleless killifish
- spotfin killifish
- spotted killifish
- striped killifish
- Tanganyika killifish
- Togo killifish
- Waccamaw killifish
- Werner's killifish
Questions about killifish
- What does killifish mean?
- Killifish means any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.
- What is killifish in Tamil?
- Killifish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Killifish meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is killifish?
- Killifish is a noun.
- How do you pronounce killifish?
- Killifish is pronounced /ˈkɪ.li.fɪʃ/.
- What is the plural of killifish?
- The plural of killifish is killifishes.
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