platy

Other forms: platys

Definitions of platy
  1. noun
    small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish
    synonyms: Platypoecilus maculatus
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    type of:
    live-bearer, poeciliid, poeciliid fish, topminnow
    small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
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