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- [lahyv-bair-er]
- /ˈlaɪvˌbɛər ər/
- /lˈaɪvbeərə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahyv-bair-er]
- /ˈlaɪvˌbɛər ər/
Definitions of livebearer word
- noun livebearer any viviparous fish of the family Poeciliidae, often kept in home aquariums. 1
- noun livebearer A small, chiefly freshwater, carplike American fish that has internal fertilization and gives birth to live young. Many livebearers, including the guppy, swordtail, mollies, platyfish, and gambusias, are very popular in aquariums. 1
- noun livebearer any of a family (Poeciliidae, order Atheriniformes) of small, tropical, American, freshwater bony fishes that bear live young rather than lay eggs, as the guppy, swordtail, and molly: commonly kept as aquarium fishes 0
- noun livebearer A live-bearing aquarium fish, one that retains the eggs inside the body and gives birth to live, free-swimming young. 0
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Origin of livebearer
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; live2 + bearer
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Parts of speech for Livebearer
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livebearer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
livebearer usage trend in Literature
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- what are livebearer fish?
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