guppy

[ guhp-ee ]

noun,plural gup·pies.
  1. a small, freshwater topminnow, Poecilia reticulata, often kept in aquariums.

Origin of guppy

1
Named after R.J.L. Guppy (1836–1916) of Trinidad, who presented specimens to the British Museum; catalogued under the New Latin name Gerardinus guppyi in 1866

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guppy

/ (ˈɡʌpɪ) /


nounplural -pies
  1. a small brightly coloured freshwater viviparous cyprinodont fish, Lebistes reticulatus, of N South America and the Caribbean: a popular aquarium fish

Origin of guppy

1
C20: named after R. J. L. Guppy, 19th-century clergyman of Trinidad who first presented specimens to the British Museum

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