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Definition of Family Poeciliidae
1. Noun. Topminnows.
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Cypriniformes, Order Cypriniformes
Member holonyms: Live-bearer, Poeciliid, Poeciliid Fish, Topminnow, Gambusia, Genus Gambusia, Genus Platypoecilus, Platypoecilus, Genus Mollienesia, Mollienesia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Poeciliidae
Literary usage of Family Poeciliidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society by New York Zoological Society (1913)
"Smelt, Osmerus mordax 6 months Family POECILIIDAE (Killi-fishes). Common Killifish,
Fundulus heteroclitus 4 years Bass Killifish or ..."
2. Annual Report (1921)
"Small fish of the family Poeciliidae, widely distributed throughout the tropical
and temperate zones, are the ones most extensively employed. ..."
3. Annual Report by Rockefeller Foundation International Health Board (1922)
"Small fish of the family Poeciliidae, widely distributed throughout the tropical
and temperate zones, are the ones most extensively employed. ..."
4. Performance Standards for Safely Conducting Research with Genetically ...edited by Walter A. Hill edited by Walter A. Hill (1998)
"... include Poeciliidae, Atherinidae, Cyprinidae, Cobitidae (Dawley 1989).
Researchers working with fish in the family Poeciliidae may begin their ..."
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