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guppy (gup′ē)

noun pl. guppies -·pies

a small, freshwater fish (Poecilia reticulata), a livebearer native to Barbados, Trinidad, and Venezuela: it is often kept in aquariums because of its brilliant coloring

Etymology: after R. J. L. Guppy, of Trinidad, who first provided specimens for the British Museum

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