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guppy¹
- /ˈɡʌpi/
Rhymes with -ʌpi
Where it comes from
From a name mistakenly assigned, Girardinus guppii, after biologist Robert J. L. Guppy, to previously assigned Poecilia reticulata.
noun guppies · obsolete taxonomic names
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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.
Similar: millionfish
- Any tiny fish. Throw that one back; it’s just a guppy!
- 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.
- 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
Guppy²
proper noun
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "guppy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/guppy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. guppy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/guppy "guppy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/guppy.Cite this
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title = {guppy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guppy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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