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Freshwater vs Swordtail - What's the difference?

freshwater | swordtail |

As nouns the difference between freshwater and swordtail

is that freshwater is a body of fresh water while swordtail is one of many species of freshwater fish, in genus xiphophorus , others of which are called platyfish.

As an adjective freshwater

is living in fresh water.

freshwater

English

Adjective

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  • Living in fresh water.
    • freshwater fish
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  • (nautical) Unskilled as seaman.
    • freshwater sailor

    Noun

    (wikipedia freshwater) (en noun)
  • A body of fresh water

    • swordtail

    English

    (wikipedia swordtail) (Xiphophorus hellerii)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One of many species of freshwater fish, in genus Xiphophorus , others of which are called platyfish.
  • * {{quote-journal, 1998, date=August 21, Gretchen Vogel, EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY:Doubled Genes May Explain Fish Diversity, Science citation
    • , passage=But ongoing efforts to sequence genes from other fishes, including salmon and swordtail , will also help to test the theory, Postlethwait says. }}

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