From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Killifish \Kil"li*fish'\, noun (Zo["o]l.) 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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Minnow \Min"now\, noun [OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse, OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute.] [Written also {minow}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish ({Phoxinus l[ae]vis}, formerly {Leuciscus phoxinus}); sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; -- called also {minim} and {minny}. The name is also applied to several allied American species, of the genera {Phoxinus}, {Notropis}, or {Minnilus}, and {Rhinichthys}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus {Fundulus}, and related genera. They live both in fresh and in salt water. Called also {killifish}, {minny}, and {mummichog}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control [also: {killifishes} (pl)]
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