GUPPY

guppy, rainbow fish, Lebistes reticulatus

(noun) small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Guppy

A surname.

Etymology

Noun

guppy (plural guppies)

A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males.

By extension, any tiny fish.

(paintball) A tube holding paintballs before they are loaded into the gun.

Synonyms

• millionfish

Acanthocephalus guppii

Acanthocephalus reticulatus

Girardinus guppii

Girardinus petersi

Girardinus poeciloides

Girardinus reticulatus

Haridichthys reticulatus

Heterandria guppyi

Lebistes poecilioides

Lebistes reticulatus

Poecilia poeciloides

Poecilia reticulata

Poecilioides reticulatus

Source: Wiktionary



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