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Guppy

/ˈɡʌpi/

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.

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📖 Definitions of "Guppy"

noun

1
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.
"Fred kept a tank of guppies by the windowsill."
2
By extension, any tiny fish.
3
A tube holding paintballs before they are loaded into the gun.
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🔄 Synonyms of "Guppy"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
rainbow fishnoun	Alternative form of rainbowfish. [Any of the small colourful freshwater fish in the family Melanotaeniidae, native to northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.]
lebistes reticulatusnoun	small freshwater fish of south america and the west indies; often kept in aquariums

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Guppy"

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Word	Definition
lebistes reticulatusnoun	small freshwater fish of south america and the west indies; often kept in aquariums
rainbow fishnoun	Alternative form of rainbowfish. [Any of the small colourful freshwater fish in the family Melanotaeniidae, native to northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.]
grabnoun	(countable) A sudden snatch at something.
catchnoun	(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
trinidadiannoun	A person from Trinidad or descending from Trinidad.
guppienoun	(sometimes derogatory) A foolish, easily surprised, or naive person.
peacock fishnoun	The guppy.
mollynoun	(slang, uncountable) Pure MDMA powder.
millionfishnoun	The guppy.
millions fishnoun	A guppy.
gobynoun	Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
top minnownoun	A small viviparous freshwater mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) abundant in the southern United States.
pigfishnoun	Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.
croaking gouraminoun	Trichopsis vittata, a small freshwater labyrinth fish of the gourami family, native to still waters in Southeast Asia.
poolfishnoun	Any fish that inhabits a pool or pond
singletailnoun	(BDSM) A whip with a single lash.
water pignoun	The capybara.
glassfishnoun	Any of several (not closely related) small fish that have almost transparent bodies, especially those of the genera Ambassis or Chanda.
gudgeonnoun	A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia.
pigfootnoun	A marine fish (Scorpaena porcus), native to Europe.