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PLATY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: platier    , platiest   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish

Synonyms:

platy; Platypoecilus maculatus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("platy" is a kind of...):

live-bearer; poeciliid; poeciliid fish; topminnow (small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control)

Holonyms ("platy" is a member of...):

genus Platypoecilus; Platypoecilus (platys)

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