SWORDTAIL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish

Synonyms:

helleri; swordtail; topminnow; Xyphophorus helleri

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

cyprinodont (any member of the family Cyprinodontidae)

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

genus Xyphophorus; Xyphophorus (swordtails)

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