WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
topminnow n 1: small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control [syn: topminnow, poeciliid fish, poeciliid, live-bearer] 2: freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish [syn: swordtail, helleri, topminnow, Xyphophorus helleri]