# killifish

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɪ.li.fɪʃ/

## Definitions
1. Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.

## Etymology
From killie (“killifish”, perhaps from kill (“channel, creek”)) or kill, + fish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/killifish