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Definition of pupfishes - 2 dictionary results

pup⋅fish

[puhp-fish]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
any of several tiny, stout killifishes of the genus Cyprinodon, inhabiting marshy waters in arid areas of western North America: several species are endangered.

Origin:
1945–50; pup + fish
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pup·fish   (pŭp'fĭsh')   
n.   pl. pupfish or pup·fish·es
Any of various small killfishes of the genus Cyprinodon, inhabiting desert springs and streams of Mexico and the southwest United States.
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