The Collaborative International Dictionary
live-bearer
live-bearer \live-bearer\ n. Any fish of the family Poeciliiidae, small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters, often used in mosquito control.
Syn: topminnow, poeciliid fish, poeciliid.
WordNet
live-bearer
n. small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control [syn: topminnow, poeciliid fish, poeciliid]