PLATYFISH

Etymology

Noun

platyfish (plural platyfishes or platyfish)

Certain fish of the genus Xiphophorus lacking a sword-like extension of the lower tailfin.

Hyponyms

• platy (Xiphophorus maculatus)

• variatus platy (Xiphophorus variatus)

• Monterrey platy (Xiphophorus couchianus)

• northern platy (Xiphophorus gordoni)

Coordinate terms

• (certain fish in Xiphophorus): swordtail

Source: Wiktionary



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