/ˈɡʌpi/
OriginFrom a name mistakenly assigned, Girardinus guppii, after biologist Robert J. L. Guppy, to previously assigned Poecilia reticulata.
- A 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.”
- broadlyAny 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
Formsguppies(plural) · obsolete taxonomic names(canonical)