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< killie

killing >

kil·li·fish

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NOUN:
pl. killifish or kil·li·fish·es

Any of numerous small fishes of the family Cyprinodontidae, including the guppy and mosquito fish, inhabiting chiefly fresh and brackish waters in warm regions.

ETYMOLOGY:
Perhaps kill² + fish

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