pupfish

pupfish
/pup"fish'/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) pupfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) pupfishes.
any of several tiny, stout killifishes of the genus Cyprinodon, inhabiting marshy waters in arid areas of western North America: several species are endangered.
[1945-50; PUP + FISH]

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