TOPMINNOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does topminnow mean? 

• TOPMINNOW (noun)
  The noun TOPMINNOW has 2 senses:

1. small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control

2. freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish

  Familiarity information: TOPMINNOW used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOPMINNOW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

live-bearer; poeciliid; poeciliid fish; topminnow

Hypernyms ("topminnow" is a kind of...):

cypriniform fish (a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "topminnow"):

Gambusia affinis; mosquitofish (silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control)

platy; Platypoecilus maculatus (small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish)

mollie; molly (popular aquarium fish)

Holonyms ("topminnow" is a member of...):

family Poeciliidae; Poeciliidae (topminnows)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

helleri; swordtail; topminnow; Xyphophorus helleri

Hypernyms ("topminnow" is a kind of...):

cyprinodont (any member of the family Cyprinodontidae)

Holonyms ("topminnow" is a member of...):

genus Xyphophorus; Xyphophorus (swordtails)