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PLATY
platy, Platypoecilus maculatus
(noun) small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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