livebearer

[ lahyv-bair-er ]

/ ˈlaɪvˌbɛər ər /

any viviparous fish of the family Poeciliidae, often kept in home aquariums.

Origin of livebearer

First recorded in 1930–35; live² + bearer

live·bear·ing, adjective

live-bearer

a fish, esp a cyprinodont, that gives birth to living young