platyfish

English

Etymology

platy +‎ fish

Noun

platyfish (plural platyfishes or platyfish)

  1. Certain fish of the genus Xiphophorus lacking a sword-like extension of the lower tailfin.

Hyponyms
  • platy (Xiphophorus maculatus)
  • variatus platy (Xiphophorus variatus)
  • Monterrey platy (Xiphophorus couchianus)
  • northern platy (Xiphophorus gordoni)

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