killifish

killifish
[ˈkɪlɪfɪʃ]
(复同单,或-fishes)
  1. a small toothcarp of fresh or brackish water, typically brightly coloured. They are mainly native to America and include many popular aquarium fishes
    鳉鱼
  2. Families Cyprinodontidae (or Fundulidae), which includes numerous genera of egg-laying killifishes, and Poeciliidae, which includes a few live-bearing species
    鳉科(或稻田鱼科),包括众多属的鳉科产卵小鱼;花鳉科,包括一些产仔的种类
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: apparently from kill and fish
英语宝典
考试词汇表