Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various small fishes of the family Fundulidae of North America, Bermuda, and Cuba, found in fresh, brackish, and coastal marine waters.
- noun Any of several similar fishes of the family Poeciliidae.
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- noun Any of the
ray-finned fish in the taxonomic family Fundulidae
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- noun freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
- noun small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In a separate concern, the feds are taking a look at the Gulf's now-scarce, saltmarsh topminnow.
Susan Buchanan: The Gulf's Ocean and Inland Fish Face Multiple Threats Susan Buchanan 2011
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Jones said one of the advantages to protecting topminnow habitat now is that marsh building offers protection against storms for people living further inland.
Susan Buchanan: The Gulf's Ocean and Inland Fish Face Multiple Threats Susan Buchanan 2011
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Jones said one of the advantages to protecting topminnow habitat now is that marsh building offers protection against storms for people living further inland.
Susan Buchanan: The Gulf's Ocean and Inland Fish Face Multiple Threats Susan Buchanan 2011
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In a separate concern, the feds are taking a look at the Gulf's now-scarce, saltmarsh topminnow.
Susan Buchanan: The Gulf's Ocean and Inland Fish Face Multiple Threats Susan Buchanan 2011
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In a separate concern, the feds are taking a look at the Gulf's now-scarce, saltmarsh topminnow.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Susan Buchanan 2011
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Jones said one of the advantages to protecting topminnow habitat now is that marsh building offers protection against storms for people living further inland.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Susan Buchanan 2011
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He points to this new work environment for the increase in topminnow births.
WTVC NewsChannel 9: Chattanooga News, Weather, Radar, Sports, Lottery : News 2010
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But instead of federally listing the fish, officials decided to try working with area landowners to protect the habitat and begin an unprecedented restoration pilot project to save the Barrens topminnow.
WTVC NewsChannel 9: Chattanooga News, Weather, Radar, Sports, Lottery : News 2010
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At the time, the Barrens topminnow was surviving in just two locations.
WTVC NewsChannel 9: Chattanooga News, Weather, Radar, Sports, Lottery : News 2010
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The Barrens topminnow was first discovered in 1983 in a handful of locations in middle Tennessee.
WTVC NewsChannel 9: Chattanooga News, Weather, Radar, Sports, Lottery : News 2010
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