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guppy
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gup·py  (gp)
n. 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.

[After R.J. Lechmere Guppy (1836-1916), clergyman of Trinidad who first supplied specimens to the British Museum.]

guppy
Noun
pl -pies a small brightly coloured tropical fish, often kept in aquariums in people's homes [after R J L Guppy, who gave specimens to the British Museum]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.guppyguppy - small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums
cyprinodont - any member of the family Cyprinodontidae
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guppy
n guppy [ˈgapi]
a small brightly-coloured fresh-water fish, often kept in aquariums. guppie سَمك ملوَّن يعيش في المربى الزجاجي малка тропическа рибка paví očko guppy der Guppie είδος χρωματιστού ψαριού guppy gupi ماهی گاپی miljoonakala guppy דַג גַפִּי एक तरह की मछली akvarijska ribica guppi ikan hias gúbbi (pesciolino delle Barbados) グッピー 거피(담수어) gupis gupija ikan gupi gup, guppy guppy, millionfisk gupik guppy гуппи pávie očko gupi vrsta ribice guppy ปลาน้ำจืดตัวเล็ก ๆ akvaryum balığı 戛裨魚 гупі میٹھے پانی کی ایک مچھلی cá nước ngọt 戛裨鱼


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