pupfish

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Etymology[edit]

pup +‎ fish, said to derive from the mating habits of the males, whose activities vaguely resemble puppies at play.

Noun[edit]

pupfish (plural pupfishes or pupfish)

  1. Any of a group of small killifish belonging to ten genera of the family Cyprinodontidae.

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