Defn: Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus and allied genera. They live equally well in fresh and brackish water, or even in the sea. They are usually striped or barred with black. Called also minnow, and brook fish. See Minnow.
KILLIGREW
Kil"li*grew, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The Cornish chough. See under Chough. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
KILLIKINICK
Kil`li*ki*nick", n.
Defn: See Kinnikinic.
KILLING
Kill"ing, a.
Defn: Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a
colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible.
— Kill"ing*ly, adv.
Those eyes are made so killing. Pope.
Nothing could be more killingly spoken. Milton.
KILL-JOY
Kill"-joy`, n.
Defn: One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person. W. Black.
KILLOCK
Kil"lock, n. Etym: [Cf. Scot.killick "the flue [fluke] of an anchor."
Jamieson.]