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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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