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platy (plāt′ē)

adjective

Geol. composed of plates, sheets, or slabs, as certain sandstones or limestones
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platy (plat′ē)

noun pl. platy plat′y, platys plat′ys, platies plat′·ies

any of a number of brightly colored, freshwater livebearer fishes (genus Xiphophorus) of Central America: used in tropical aquariums

Etymology: clipped < ModL Platypoecilus, a genus of fishes < platy- + Gr poikilos, many-colored

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