guppy
guppy definition
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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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