PLATY

platy, Platypoecilus maculatus

(noun) small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

platy (not comparable)

Resembling plates.

(heraldry) Of a field semy of plates.

(geology, mineralogy) Composed of thin plate-like pieces of rock or mineral.

Etymology 2

Noun

platy (plural platys or platies or platy)

Any of two species (and hybrids) of tropical fish of the genus Xiphophorus (which also includes the swordtails).

Usage notes

• Many named varieties of platy have been bred.

Anagrams

• aptly, patly, typal

Source: Wiktionary

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Plat"y, a.

Definition: Like a plate; consisting of plates.

Plat"y-.

Definition: A combining form from Gr. platy`s broad, wide, flat; as, platypus, platycephalous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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