• Pupfish

    Origin

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

    Full definition of pupfish

    Noun

    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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