killifish

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killifish

/ˈkɪ.li.fɪʃ/

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From killie (“killifish”, perhaps from kill (“channel, creek”)) or kill, + fish.

noun killifishes · killifish

Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.

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@misc{killifish_2026,
  title = {killifish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/killifish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}