swordtail

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

sword +‎ tail

Noun

swordtail (plural swordtails)

1. One of many species of freshwater fish, in genus Xiphophorus, others of which are called platyfish.
   • 1998 August 21, Gretchen Vogel, “EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY:Doubled Genes May Explain Fish Diversity”, in Science‎^[1], volume 281, number 5380, →DOI, pages 1119-1121:

     But ongoing efforts to sequence genes from other fishes, including salmon and swordtail, will also help to test the theory, Postlethwait says.

2. Any of various papilionid butterflies that have a long sword-like projection from the tornal section of each hindwing.

Hyponyms

• green swordtail

Translations

freshwater fish

• Danish: sværddrager c
• Greek: ξιφοφόρος (el) m (xifofóros)
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• Russian: мечено́сец (ru) m (mečenósec)