swordtail

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swordtail

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From sword + tail.

noun swordtails

One of many species of freshwater fish, in genus Xiphophorus, others of which are called platyfish. There were all kinds - Swordtails, Guppies, Platys, Terras [sic], Neons, Cichlids, Labyrinth and Paradise fish, and every variety of exotic Goldfish.
Any of various papilionid butterflies that have a long sword-like projection from the tornal section of each hindwing.

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noun freshwater fish

Français	xiphophore
Ελληνικά	ξιφοφόρος xifofóros
Русский	мечено́сец mečenósec

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@misc{swordtail_2026,
  title = {swordtail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swordtail},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}