platy
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
platy (not comparable)
- Resembling plates.
- (heraldry) Of a field semy of plates.
- (geology, mineralogy) Composed of thin plate-like pieces of rock or mineral.
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Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
Noun
platy (plural platys or platies or platy)
- 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.
Usage notes
- Many named varieties of platy have been bred.
Derived terms
- common platy (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- moon platy
- platyfish
- southern platy (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- variatus platy, variegated platy, variable platy (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
References
Xiphophorus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Xiphophorus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Xiphophorus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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