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—livebearing, adj./luyv"bair'euhr/, n.any viviparous fish of the family Poeciliidae, often kept in home aquariums.[1930-35; LIVE2 + BEARER]
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livebearer — [līv′ber΄ər] n. any of a family (Poeciliidae, order Atheriniformes) of small, tropical, American, freshwater bony fishes that bear live young rather than lay eggs, as the guppy, swordtail, and molly: commonly kept as aquarium fishes … English World dictionary
livebearer — noun A live bearing aquarium fish, one that retains the eggs inside the body and gives birth to live, free swimming young … Wiktionary
livebearer — live•bear•er [[t]ˈlaɪvˌbɛər ər[/t]] n. ich any fish that bears living young, esp. any of various small viviparous tropical American fishes of the family Poeciliidae, as the guppy and molly • Etymology: 1930–35 live′bear ing, adj … From formal English to slang
livebearer — /ˈlaɪvbɛərə/ (say luyvbairruh) noun any fish of the viviparous family Poeciliidae, often kept in home aquariums …
livebearer — livebearing, adj. /luyv bair euhr/, n. any viviparous fish of the family Poeciliidae, often kept in home aquariums. [1930 35; LIVE2 + BEARER] … Useful english dictionary
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