Platy

//ˈpleɪti// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of two species (and hybrids) of tropical fish of the genus Xiphophorus (which also includes the swordtails).

    "I had a mixed community aquarium with several tetras, two mollies, some corydoras catfish, and a platy from a previous tank."

  2. 2
    small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling plates.
  2. 2
    Semy of plates (roundels argent).

    "Alternative form: platé"

  3. 3
    Composed of thin plate-like pieces of rock or mineral.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in Central Macedonia, Greece.
  2. 2
    A small village on Lemnos, Greece.

Synonyms

All synonyms
common platymickey mouse fishmoonfishplatypoecilus maculatus

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"Gules, a saltire argent within a bordure sable bezantée (sic C., but Papworth cites, p. 1069, from A., per saltire gules and sable, a saltire argent, and a bordure of the 2nd platy)."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From plate + -y.

Etymology 2

] ] Translingual: Platypoecilus (“former genus of platys”)

Etymology 3

From Greek Πλατύ (Platý).

Related phrases

common platymoon platysouthern platyvariable platyvariatus platyvariegated platy

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