"poeciliid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poeciliids [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Poecilia, from ποικίλος (poikílos, “many-colored, variegated”) + -id, after translingual Poeciliidae. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Poecilia}} translingual Poecilia, {{m|grc|ποικίλος||many-colored, variegated}} ποικίλος (poikílos, “many-colored, variegated”), {{m|mul|-id}} -id, {{der|en|mul|Poeciliidae}} translingual Poeciliidae Head templates: {{en-noun}} poeciliid (plural poeciliids)
  1. (zoology) Any fish in the family Poeciliidae. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Toothcarps

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