guppy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡʌpi/
Etymology
From a name mistakenly assigned, Girardinus guppii, after biologist Robert J. L. Guppy, to previously assigned Poecilia reticulata.
Meanings
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A species of tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males. The guppies can vary in size, but males are 4 cm (1.6”) and females are 7 cm (2.8”).
Fred kept a tank of guppies by the windowsill.
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(broadly) Any tiny fish.
Throw that one back; it’s just a guppy!
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A tube holding paintballs before they are loaded into the gun.
I reached into my pack and grabbed a guppy to reload. Pouring in the contents, I kept my eyes ahead as I was supposed to do.
2001, John R. Little, Curtis Wong, Ultimate Paintball Field Guide, page 177:
- A hold across the palm of the hand rather than the fingertips.
- Acanthocephalus guppii
- Acanthocephalus reticulatus
- Girardinus guppii
- Girardinus petersi
- Girardinus poeciloides
- Girardinus reticulatus
- Haridichthys reticulatus
- Heterandria guppyi
- Lebistes poecilioides
- Lebistes reticulatus
- Poecilia poeciloides
- Poecilioides reticulatus
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| obsolete taxonomic names | canonical | lexicographic | |
| guppies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (22)
fr guppy (Poecilia reticulata) · uk гу́пі (Poecilia reticulata) · pt lebiste (Poecilia reticulata) · uk гу́ппі (Poecilia reticulata) · bg гупа (Poecilia reticulata) · pl pawie oczko (Poecilia reticulata) · fi pikkukala (any tiny fish) · pt barrigudinho (Poecilia reticulata) · hu guppi (Poecilia reticulata) · cs paví očko (Poecilia reticulata) · cs gupka (Poecilia reticulata) · fi miljoonakala (Poecilia reticulata) · pl gupik (Poecilia reticulata) · pt guppy (Poecilia reticulata) · tr lepistes (Poecilia reticulata) · cs čudla (any tiny fish) · ru гу́ппи (Poecilia reticulata) · cs živorodka duhová (Poecilia reticulata) · nl guppie (Poecilia reticulata) · eo gupio (Poecilia reticulata) · ru малёк (any tiny fish) · da gubbi (Poecilia reticulata)