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poeciliid

poeciliid noun: any fish in the family Poeciliidae.

Noun

poeciliid (plural poeciliids)

  1. Any fish in the family Poeciliidae.

Forms of poeciliid

pluralpoeciliids

Origin of poeciliid

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

Questions about poeciliid

What does poeciliid mean?
Poeciliid means any fish in the family Poeciliidae.
What part of speech is poeciliid?
Poeciliid is a noun.
What is the plural of poeciliid?
The plural of poeciliid is poeciliids.

Words near poeciliid in the dictionary

  1. poebird
  2. poebirds
  3. poechite
  4. poecilid
  5. poecilids
  6. poeciliid
  7. poeciliids
  8. poecilitic
  9. poecilo-
  10. poecilogony
  11. poecilonym

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