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Noun: poeciliid
  1. Small usually brightly-coloured viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
    "Guppies are a popular poeciliid fish in home aquariums";
    - topminnow, poeciliid fish, live-bearer

Derived forms: poeciliids

Type of: cypriniform fish

Part of: family Poeciliidae, Poeciliidae

Encyclopedia: Poeciliid