Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
live-bearer is a noun meaning "small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control". It carries one recorded sense.
small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
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