plat·y 1 (pl  t )adj. plat·i·er, plat·i·est Designating soil or minerals occurring in flaky layers. |
plat·y 2 (pl t)n. pl. plat·ys or plat·ies Any of several small freshwater live-bearing fishes of the genus Xiphophorus of southern North America popular in aquariums for their bright and variable colors. Also called platyfish. [Short for New Latin Platypoecilus, former genus name : platy- + Greek poikilos, many-colored; see peig- in Indo-European roots.] |
platy1
adj platier, platiest
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) of, relating to, or designating rocks the constituents of which occur in flaky layers platy fracture
[from plate + -y1]
platy2
n pl platy, platys, platies
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small brightly coloured freshwater cyprinodont fishes of the Central American genus Xiphophorus, esp X. maculatus
[shortened from New Latin Platypoecilus former genus name, from platy- + -poecilus, from Greek poikilos spotted]
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| Noun | 1. |  platy - small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fishlive-bearer, poeciliid, poeciliid fish, topminnow - small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control genus Platypoecilus, Platypoecilus - platys |
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