Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various fishes that bear live young, especially those of the subfamily Poeciliinae, which includes the guppy and the mollies.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A live-bearing
aquarium fish , one that retains theeggs inside the body andgives birth to live, free-swimming young.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
live + bearer
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word livebearer.
Examples
-
Jack Dempsey fish and green sailfin mollies, along with a kind of livebearer fish I didn't recognise.
Studying Nature in Mexico is an Unforgettable Adventure 2007
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.