livebearer
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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 — livebearing, adj. /luyv bair euhr/, n. any viviparous fish of the family Poeciliidae, often kept in home aquariums. [1930 35; LIVE2 + BEARER] * * * … Universalium
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
Dwarf Livebearer — Adult female Scientific classification Kingdom: A … Wikipedia
Onesided livebearer — Onesided livebearers Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii … Wikipedia
Porthole livebearer — grakščioji pecilija statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Poecilopsis gracilis angl. Porthole livebearer rus. грациозный пецилопсис ryšiai: platesnis terminas – grakščiosios pecilijos … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
Phalloceros — Taxobox name = Phalloceros regnum = Animalia phylum = subphylum = classis = ordo = subordo = infraordo = familia = genus = Phalloceros genus authority = subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = P. caudimaculatus Phalloceros is a genus of… … Wikipedia
Live-bearing aquarium fish — Live bearing aquarium fish, often simply called livebearers, are fish that retain the eggs inside the body and give birth to live, free swimming young. Because the newborn fish are relatively large compared to the fry of oviparous fish, they are… … Wikipedia
