live-bearer
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a fish, esp a cyprinodont, that gives birth to living young
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| Noun | 1. |  live-bearer - small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito controlcypriniform fish - a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes family Poeciliidae, Poeciliidae - topminnows Gambusia affinis, mosquitofish - silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control platy, Platypoecilus maculatus - small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish |
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