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guppy
(gup′ē)
noun pl. guppies
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
Origin: after R. J. L. Guppy, of Trinidad, who first provided specimens for the British Museum
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noun pl. gup·pies
A small, brightly colored live-bearing freshwater fish (Poecilia reticulata or Lebistes reticulatus), native to northern South America and adjacent islands of the West Indies and popular in home aquariums.
Origin:
Origin: After R.J. Lechmere Guppy (1836-1916), clergyman of Trinidad who first supplied specimens to the British Museum
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