sword·tail (sôrd t l )n. A small, brightly colored, live-bearing freshwater fish (Xiphophorus helleri) of Central America, having a long tapering extension of the caudal fin in the male and popular in home aquariums. |
swordtail [ˈsɔːdˌteɪl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several small freshwater cyprinodont fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, esp X. helleri, of Central America, having a long swordlike tail
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| Noun | 1. |  swordtail - freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fishcyprinodont - any member of the family Cyprinodontidae genus Xyphophorus, Xyphophorus - swordtails |
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